Mabessa Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Mabessa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mabessa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mabessa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mabessa is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mabessa? popularity and diffusion

Mabessa is the 3,957,383rd most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Mabessa occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Mabessa live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 52 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 4,167,516. In South Africa it is most frequent in: North West, where 69 percent live, Free State, where 8 percent live and Gauteng, where 8 percent live. Excluding South Africa it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 36 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Mabessa Last Name Statistics demography

Mabessa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.27% less than the national average, earning R 82,536 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mabesa921,979/
Mabissa86492/
Mabassa86144/
Mabessi8622/
Mabesse8621/
Mebessa8611/
Mabesha866/
Mabessy862/
Mabetsa862/
Mabhesa861/
Mabesis861/
Mabossa861/
M'Habessha821/
Maibesso8026/
Mabeasea807/
Mabeasia807/
Maibossa803/
Maibesse803/
Mabetsha803/
Maibassa802/
Mabeesha801/
Mabhesha801/
Mabessou801/
Mabasa7745,527/
Mabeza772,879/
Mabisa77450/
Mawesa77184/
Mabese77172/
Mabosa77161/
Mavesa7785/
Mabeso7759/
Mobesa7751/
Mabexa779/
Mabesy772/
Mhaibesse751/
Mabhetsha751/
Mabasso7119,929/
Mabasha71752/
Mabesoy71300/
Mabitsa71231/
Mgabisa71190/
Maibeza71165/
Mabesio7167/
Mabaisa7166/
Mobesha7156/
Matbesi7138/
Mabosso7135/
Mabecha7130/
Mobesia7127/
Mabetse7127/
Mabuisa7121/
Mawissa7120/
Mabeshi7113/
Mabhosa7113/
Mabeshe7111/
Mabetsi7110/
Mabosha717/
Mebissa717/
Mabasah716/
Mabheza716/
Maubese716/
Mawesha715/
Mavessi715/
Maswesa715/
Mabissi713/
Mobissa713/
Mebassa713/
Mabezah712/
Maibasa712/
Maibosa712/
Mahwesa711/
Mavetsa711/
Mabhasa711/
Mebossa711/
Maibisa711/
Mavesha711/
Mavesse711/
Mabisay711/
Mabaasa711/
Mebesso711/
Mobessi711/
Mhabisa711/
Mabisha711/
Mabisso711/
Mabeiso711/
Mabisis711/
Mobeses710/
Mabetshe67484/
Mabuisha67328/
Mabetcha67105/
Mabhasha6780/
Mabhecha6728/
Maibasso6728/
Mahbasha6723/
Maabasha6722/
Maibasha677/
Mhabeshi675/
Moubissa675/
Mavetsha675/
Mhabasha674/
Mahabasa673/
Mahwesia673/
Mabitsha672/
Mahubasa671/
Mavhesha671/
Mabaasha671/
Mmabasha671/
Masuesos671/
Mabetshi671/
Mabisgay671/
Mabissey671/
Mabissou671/
Maibissi671/
Maibosaa671/
Mahbeseh671/
Moubesso671/
Mawetsha671/
Mabhosha671/
Machuesa671/
Mampessi671/
Mabashay671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mabessa
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