Mabawo Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mabawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mabawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Mabawo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mabawo is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mabawo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mabawo is the 2,776,799th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mabawo reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mabawo is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 1,747,668. In South Africa Mabawo is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 65 percent are found, North West, where 26 percent are found and Gauteng, where 6 percent are found. Other than South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 35 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mabawou922/
Mabawa83749/
Mababo83183/
Mavawo837/
Mabavo835/
Mabowo832/
Mabewo832/
Mabawad77155/
Mabauwa77113/
Maibawa7718/
Mabhawa7711/
Matbawa775/
Mabaiwa774/
Maibabo773/
Mabouwo772/
Mabewoh772/
Mababou772/
Mabewho771/
Mahbabo771/
Mababoo771/
Mabhauwa7143/
Mabuiwoh713/
Mabaihwa711/
Maibabou711/
Mabowa671,939/
Mabobo671,484/
Mababa671,241/
Mabewa67376/
Mobaba67214/
Mabeva67191/
Maboba6780/
Mavaba6739/
Mabova6723/
Mavavo6713/
Mavobo674/
Maibasswa672/
Mabhauhwa671/
Mobawa671/

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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
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  • 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 Mabawo
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