Mabena Surname

12,015th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,727 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mabena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mabena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa40,1121:1,351149
Tanzania3,9081:13,5471,757
Zimbabwe2,0341:7,590871
Zambia1541:102,9228,187
India1381:5,558,445134,139
England1331:418,93328,433
Botswana721:30,3746,067
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Cameroon611:340,47730,746
Iceland71:54,2993,881
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Swaziland41:324,550996
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Mabena (1,532) may also be a first name.

Mabena Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mabena (Arabic: مبنا) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mabena? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 12,015th most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 155,960 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mabena live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mabena is also the 198,172nd most common first name worldwide, held by 1,532 people.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 40,112 people, or 1 in 1,351. In South Africa Mabena is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 45 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 35 percent reside and Limpopo, where 8 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 8 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.

Mabena Last Name Statistics demography

Mabena earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.24% less than the national average, earning R 156,276 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mabhena9213,395/
Mabenga924,130/
Mabenea9296/
Mabeana9231/
Mabenas9212/
Mabenau9210/
Mabeena928/
Mabenaj927/
Mabenap927/
Maibena924/
Mabenay924/
Mabenah923/
Mabenha922/
Maboena922/
Maabena921/
Mabenai921/
Maybena921/
Mabiena921/
Maybaena861/
Mabegnay861/
Mabenaai861/
Mabhenga861/
Mabhenna861/
Mabona838,112/
Mabina835,520/
Mabana831,943/
Mawena83525/
Mabene83305/
Mabeni83175/
Mobena83100/
Mabeny8363/
Mabeno8345/
Mavena8330/
Mebena833/
Mabenh831/
Mabengi774,577/
Mawuena774,391/
Mabengo771,458/
Mabinga77833/
Mabanna77634/
Mabenge77509/
Mavenga77494/
Mabinay77483/
Maebana77422/
Mobenga77320/
Maubana77252/
Maibana77160/
Mawenga77121/
Maibeni7779/
Mobeena7779/
Mabhene7750/
Masuena7748/
Mabanea7748/
Mobeana7734/
Maybina7722/
Mobiena7719/
Mabhina7716/
Mahbana7713/
Mabenou7712/
Maabana7711/
Mabanay7710/
Maybeno779/
Mahwena779/
Mabeane777/
Mabaina775/
Mabonay775/
Meabina775/
Mabigna775/
Mabhona774/
Mabinai774/
Mhabeni774/
Maibyna774/
Mabhana773/
Masvena773/
Mmabana773/
Moobena773/
Maibene773/
Maiwena773/
Maubina772/
Maibina772/
Maubene772/
Mabenis772/
Mabiene772/
Maibeno772/
Mabanah772/
Mampena772/
Majbina771/
Maveena771/
Maybeny771/
Mabeine771/
Mabheno771/
Mebeena771/
Mawenna771/
Maubeni771/
Maweuna771/
Maybana771/
Mabenyi771/
Mabgeni771/
Mabinas771/
Maouena771/
Majuena771/
Manpena771/
Moubena771/
Mavhena771/
Mgobena771/
Mgabina771/
Mabonah771/
Maebona771/
Mabyona771/
Masbina771/
Mabignay71259/
Mahabeni71154/
Mahabana71149/
Maibanna7156/
Maabanna7149/
Maibinga7145/
Mahubana7139/
Mahwenga7136/
Mavhenga7135/
Mabhengo7129/
Mmabanna7125/
Masboina7114/
Mahouena719/
Mabingay717/
Mayboina716/
Mobeenaa713/
Majwenga713/
Mobheena712/
Matveena711/
Matveina711/
Matveyna711/
Mabhanna711/
Mabhon'a711/
Moobeena711/
Mabahnah711/
Maubigna711/
Mabengou711/
Mabgengi711/
Maiuenga711/
Maibeine711/
Maibeini711/
Maibesne711/
Maibinea711/
Mebenaha711/
Moubegna711/
Mahabene711/
Moubenga711/
Maubenet710/
Mabini6712,040/
Mabine67844/
Mobina67653/
Mawina67315/
Mabignath67303/
Mobona67301/
Mebina67294/
Mavina67172/
Mebana67144/
Mobeno67140/
Mobana67134/
Mashboina6790/
Mabino6743/
Mobeni6741/
Mowena6722/
Mobene6716/
Maweno679/
Mavene677/
Mashboyna675/
Movena674/
Mabhainad674/
Mayouenap672/
Mahbignad672/
Mahabinga671/
Maibhanna671/
Mawyna671/
Massouena671/
Mabaño671/
Maibahana671/
Mebona671/
Mobenh671/

Mabena Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mabena in the Arabic language
مبناmbna-
مبنيmbny-

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