Mabila Surname

51,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,856 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Mabila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mabila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,1741:12,9801,624
DR Congo3,6121:20,4542,587
Swaziland1,6171:803121
Tanzania1801:294,12022,795
Congo621:80,4696,914
Philippines491:2,066,086120,732
Zambia341:466,17421,520
France331:2,012,810168,616
Cameroon241:865,37858,754
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
England51:11,143,612252,590
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Mábila (1) are calculated separately.

Mabila (926) may also be a first name.

Mabila Last Name Facts

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

Mabila (Arabic: مابيلا, Georgian: მაბილა, Oriya: ମବିଲା) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Mábila. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mabila? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mabila is the 51,963rd most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 739,402 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mabila are found; 59 percent are found in Southern Africa and 59 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mabila is also the 265,988th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 926 people.

This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 4,174 people, or 1 in 12,980. In South Africa Mabila is most prevalent in: Mpumalanga, where 49 percent are found, Limpopo, where 30 percent are found and Gauteng, where 15 percent are found. Other than South Africa Mabila occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 37 percent are found and Swaziland, where 16 percent are found.

Mabila Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mabila last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Mabila earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 47.61% less than the national average, earning R 124,500 per year and in United States they earn 49.54% less than the national average, earning $21,771 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mábila941/
Mabitla921,336/
Mabilia92591/
Mabilat92494/
Mabuila92409/
Mabaila92245/
Maibila92207/
Mabiola9264/
Mabilau9235/
Maubila9231/
Mabilai926/
Maebila923/
Mabilah922/
Mabihla922/
Mabiela921/
Matbila921/
Mabiloa921/
Mabhila921/
Mabilaa921/
Mabilais86416/
Mabiglia8647/
Mahubila861/
Maebilia861/
Maibaila861/
Maibilga861/
Mabitlha861/
Maibilia861/
Mahabila861/
Mavila8315,704/
Mabela837,823/
Mabilo836,263/
Mawila835,433/
Mabile831,238/
Mobila83334/
Mabili83185/
Mabily83125/
Mebila8347/
Mabyla832/
Mobilia773,212/
Mabitle772,822/
Mavilla772,800/
Maebela772,304/
Mavilia77697/
Maibela77518/
Mampila77463/
Mawilai77296/
Mhawila77227/
Mhavila77216/
Mgabile77141/
Mobilya77113/
Mavilay77102/
Mabelya7796/
Mavuila7789/
Mgabela7773/
Maabela7767/
Maywila7763/
Mabehla7745/
Mabiele7744/
Maivila7741/
Maubili7730/
Mabiolo7727/
Mavhila7727/
Mabelah7720/
Maiwela7717/
Mawilah7716/
Mawaila7714/
Mabhela7714/
Meavila7714/
Mabetla7714/
Mabelea7713/
Maubela7711/
Mabelau7710/
Mabailo7710/
Mabilou7710/
Mabiole779/
Maavila778/
Maybela776/
Mgawila775/
Moubila775/
Mobiola775/
Maviola775/
Mavilas774/
Mgabilo774/
Masbile774/
Maibile774/
Mawuila774/
Mabilis774/
Mosbila773/
Mobilha773/
Mabelia773/
Mavilya772/
Maibili772/
Mabhile772/
Mabilio772/
Mabaili772/
Mabiles772/
Masuila772/
Mavilai772/
Mahwila772/
Mavilat771/
Masvila771/
Mabhili771/
Mavaila771/
Maviela771/
Mabelay771/
Mabeula771/
Mabiley771/
Mabília771/
Maivela771/
Mahbela771/
Mayuila771/
Mebiela771/
Mowaila771/
Mobaila771/
Mobitla771/
Meabela771/
Mhabela771/
Mabiloo771/
Mabgela771/
Mabhilo771/
Maibailass751/
Maviglia71622/
Mobiglia71493/
Maavilla71135/
Mavillaz7187/
Mampuila7169/
Meavilla7161/
Mahabile7125/
Mabhehla7115/
Movailay7114/
Mgabhela719/
Maisuila718/
Mamphila717/
Mahvilai716/
Maswilya715/
Maiwilai715/
Mahabela715/
Mavilath714/
Mauvilay714/
Mahabilo714/
Mavilatt713/
Mabeleha713/
Maiwaila713/
Mahavila712/
Mahubela712/
Mouwaila712/
Mohwaila712/
Meebaila712/
Mabhiele711/
Mabailee711/
Matbilis711/
Mavillas711/
Mabaylay711/
Maibelga711/
'Mabitle711/
Mashbela711/
Mathbela711/
Mgabelai711/
Mabitlhe711/
Mawileat711/
Maiwelai711/
Mabele6727,901/
Mawela6712,457/
Mobile673,982/
Mavela673,837/
Movila673,292/
Mavili671,687/
Mobili67887/
Mobily67881/
Mawilo67461/
Mabelo67401/
Mobela67249/
Mabeli67216/
Mahawilai67156/
Mavile6745/
Maubailly6743/
Mobilo6734/
Mavilo6733/
Mobailass6727/
Mowila6722/
Mabyle6711/
Mebela676/
Mebilo676/
Mabely673/
Mahavilai673/
Mavyla673/
Mávila672/
Mabélé672/
Mamphihla672/
Mabelhaus671/
Mábily671/
Mábile671/
Mauvailay671/
Mobilă671/
Màbela671/
Móbili671/

Mabila Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mabila in the Georgian language
მაბილაmabila-
Mabila in the Oriya language
ମବିଲାmabila-
Mabila in the Arabic language
مابيلاmabyla-

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