Mabawa Surname

452,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mabawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mabawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4721:112,16410,800
South Africa2661:203,67621,747
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mabawa (74) may also be a first name.

Mabawa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mabawa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mabawa is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mabawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 452,985th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 9,729,701 people. The surname Mabawa is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mabawa are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mabawa is also the 1,125,792nd most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 74 people.

It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 472 people, or 1 in 112,164. In Tanzania Mabawa is most frequent in: Dodoma Region, where 40 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 31 percent reside and Simiyu Region, where 27 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 36 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Mabawa Last Name Statistics demography

Mabawa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.91% less than the national average, earning R 133,284 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mabawad92155/
Mabauwa92113/
Mabaway9219/
Maibawa9218/
Mabhawa9211/
Matbawa925/
Mabaiwa924/
Mabhauwa8643/
Mabaihwa861/
Mabowa831,939/
Mababa831,241/
Mabewa83376/
Mabawo8349/
Mabawe8320/
Mabawi831/
Mobawa831/
Maibasswa802/
Mabhauhwa801/
Mampawa77126/
Manpawa7720/
Mavaiwa7720/
Mabojwa774/
Maboywa774/
Mobaswa774/
Mabhewa774/
Mabaeva773/
Mabhowa772/
Mabawou772/
Mahbawi772/
Mababah772/
Mabhaba772/
Mobahwa771/
Moubawa771/
Mabaaba771/
Matbawi771/
Mabaswe771/
Mabhava771/
Maabawe771/
Mavaway771/
Mabavha771/
Mabhabha7148/
Maubaeva7124/
Maibouwa7117/
Mabochwa714/
Mabashva712/
Maibaeva711/
Mababhai711/
Mabaweje711/
Moubaiwa711/
Maibaswe711/
Mabhavad711/
Mobaba67214/
Mabowe67211/
Mabeva67191/
Mababo67183/
Mobowa67164/
Mavava67134/
Maboba6780/
Mababe6740/
Mavaba6739/
Mabova6723/
Mobawi6719/
Mavawo677/
Mabavo675/
Mababi673/
Mabowo672/
Mahabaeva672/
Mabewo672/
Mabave671/
Mabavi671/
Mobewa671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mabawa
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