Mabelu Surname

704,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mabelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mabelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3281:225,24321,937
South Africa811:668,86148,796
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524

Mabelu (17) may also be a first name.

Mabelu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mabelu has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mabelu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 704,927th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 17,476,129 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mabelu reside; 79 percent reside in Central Africa and 79 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mabelu is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 17 people.

The surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 328 people, or 1 in 225,243. Outside of The DR Congo Mabelu is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 19 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

Mabelu Last Name Statistics demography

Mabelu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.06% less than the national average, earning R 116,304 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mabelau9210/
Mabhelu924/
Maebelu921/
Mabelus921/
Mabelou921/
Mabelius862/
Mabilu833,573/
Mawelu83201/
Mabalu83101/
Mabolu8314/
Mobelu834/
Mebelu831/
Mavelu831/
Mabelhaus801/
Mabuilu77295/
Maboleu7747/
Mabilau7735/
Mabilou7710/
Mobelus778/
Maballu774/
Maibalu773/
Mavelux772/
Masuelu772/
Mavelau772/
Mavelus771/
Mabélus771/
Mavelous7145/
Mobelius719/
Mobeleus711/
Moubelou711/
Mavellus711/
Mawilu67374/
Mavilu67150/
Mobalu6775/
Mobolu6768/
Mavellous676/
Möbelhaus672/
Mobilu672/
Mebolu671/

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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 Mabelu
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