Maben Surname
Approximately 12,706 people bear this surname
Maben Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Mabel,' from the nick. Mab, and diminutive Mab-on; compare Marion from Mary, Guyon from Guy, &c.
Emanuelle Mabon, Patent Roll, 1 Elizabeth.
1682. Richard Morecocke and Elizabeth Maoone: Marriage Lic.
Read More About This SurnameMaben Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 10,133 | 1:75,700 | 5,128 |
| United States | 1,277 | 1:283,836 | 26,413 |
| Cameroon | 436 | 1:47,635 | 6,240 |
| United Arab Emirates | 201 | 1:45,583 | 4,611 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Scotland | 72 | 1:74,359 | 5,625 |
| England | 71 | 1:784,761 | 42,668 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Papua New Guinea | 56 | 1:145,602 | 20,089 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Northern Ireland | 16 | 1:115,315 | 6,804 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 82 | 1:45,649 | 3,275 |
| England | 43 | 1:566,869 | 29,432 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 244 | 1:205,814 | 17,803 |
Maben (27,044) may also be a first name.
Maben Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Mabel,' from the nick. Mab, and diminutive Mab-on; compare Marion from Mary, Guyon from Guy, &c.
Emanuelle Mabon, Patent Roll, 1 Elizabeth.
1682. Richard Morecocke and Elizabeth Maoone: Marriage Lic. (London).
1806. Married — Andrew Mabon and Sarah Wright: St. George, Hanover Square.
Probably from the Old British name Maban or Mabon seen in Clach-Mabanestone on Gretna Mains, Dumfriesshire. Mabon, son of Mellt, and Mabon, son of Modron, occur in the Welsh Mabinogion (ed. Nutt, London, 1904, p. 139,162, etc.). William Maben in Galloscheills, 1657 (RRM., I, p. 149) and John Mabane or Mabone in Coblehouse, 1662 (ibid., II, p. 5, 15). Margaret Meben appears in Bromdykes, 1673 (Lauder), and Thomas Mabone was ordained minister of Gordon, 1685 (Thomson, Lauder, p. 238). William Maebine in Kirkcudbright signed the Test in 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. X, p. 248), John Maban in Conhaith, parish of Carlaverock, 1639 and David Maban, tanner in Dumfries, 1785 (Dumfries), and William Maiben is recorded in Stirling, 1717 (Sc. Ant., VI p. 87). Sir John A. Maybin of the Ayrshire family, governor of Northern Rhodesia, died 1941. Maebone 1684.
Maben Demographics
Maben Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Maben Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maben Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maben (Hindi: माबेन, Marathi: माबेन) is found most frequently in India. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maben? popularity and diffusion
It is the 41,165th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 573,552 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Maben reside; 80 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Maben is also the 30,172nd most common first name in the world, held by 27,044 people.
The last name Maben is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 10,133 people, or 1 in 75,700. In India Maben is most common in: Gujarat, where 95 percent live, Maharashtra, where 3 percent live and Karnataka, where 2 percent live. Beside India this last name exists in 40 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.
Maben Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Maben has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 523 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 12 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it increased 165 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Maben Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Maben last name are 13.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.86% being registered with the party.
The amount Maben earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 8.73% more than the national average, earning R 258,372 per year; in United States they earn 4.23% less than the national average, earning $41,325 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.98% less than the national average, earning $47,211 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maben Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maben in the Hindi language | ||
| माबेन | mabena | - |
| Maben in the Marathi language | ||
| माबेन | mabena | 79.4 |
| मबेन | mabena | 10.96 |
| मेबेन | mebena | 3.32 |
| मॉबेन | mobena | 2.33 |
| मोबेन | mobena | 1.99 |
| माबेल | mabela | 0.66 |
| मॅबेन | mebena | 0.66 |
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