Mabo Surname

49,337th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mabo Surname Definition:

Mabo is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: mealie meal.

Mabo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3,2041:4,947605
Ivory Coast2,1991:10,492859
DR Congo1,4641:50,4646,102
Cameroon7781:26,6953,630
Nepal6471:44,0201,404
Kyrgyzstan3061:19,5183,408
South Africa2511:215,84722,737
Papua New Guinea2201:37,0624,461
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Nigeria2041:868,34737,996
Philippines1921:527,28260,578
Venezuela1401:215,7435,659
France1251:531,38273,029
Indonesia1051:1,259,51688,308
England431:1,295,76958,667
Australia421:642,75544,739
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Solomon Islands321:18,1263,487
Taiwan231:1,019,3377,080
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Benin211:492,17232,947
India131:59,005,029552,550
Transnistria111:43,1546,501
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Norway61:857,04855,549
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
China61:227,886,92811,701
Congo51:997,81917,129
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Burkina Faso41:4,588,02521,573
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Mabo (3,658) may also be a first name.

Mabo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mabo is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: mealie meal.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mabo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mabo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺑﻮ, Marathi: मबो, Russian: Мабо) has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mabo.

How Common Is The Last Name Mabo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 49,337th most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 698,777 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Mabo are found; 33 percent are found in Southern Africa and 33 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 116,722nd most numerous given name at a global level. It is borne by 3,658 people.

The last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is held by 3,204 people, or 1 in 4,947. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Luapula Province, where 34 percent are found, Northern Province, where 20 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 19 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia Mabo exists in 61 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 21 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.

Mabo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mabo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mabo surname expanded 583 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mabo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mabo earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 53.72% less than the national average, earning R 109,980 per year; in United States they earn 10.6% less than the national average, earning $38,576 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.57% less than the national average, earning $44,926 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maboa893,777/
Mabou892,509/
Maboi891,304/
Mgabo89690/
Maboh89447/
Maboy89372/
Maibo89188/
Maebo89184/
Mabho89181/
Mabod89122/
Maybo89108/
Maabo8988/
Maboo8955/
Mabuo8950/
Mahbo8940/
Mabos8930/
Matbo8921/
Maubo8912/
Mabot8910/
Meabo896/
Majbo895/
Masbo894/
Mmabo893/
Mhabo892/
Mabop891/
Maboz891/
Mabgo891/
Mabood807,707/
Masbod80660/
Masbou80587/
Mauboi80507/
Maboud80468/
Mauboy80453/
Mabhot80442/
Mabout80333/
Maaboi80292/
Mahubo80215/
Mabooa80213/
Mahabo80182/
Maboot80152/
Mahbou80128/
Mabooe8083/
Mabois8070/
Maiboi8043/
Maiboy8030/
Mathbo8029/
Maabou8025/
Mabosh8021/
Maibou8021/
Masboy8020/
Mabhoi8019/
Mabouh8018/
Mgabho8013/
Maeboi8012/
Mhabos8012/
Maybou8010/
Maboup809/
Mabhoo808/
Mabous808/
Maabod806/
Mabuoa806/
Matboo806/
Matbou804/
Maibeo804/
Mabuot804/
Maiboo803/
Mabohe803/
Maibos803/
Mabott802/
Majboo802/
Maaboo802/
Mhabou802/
Maaboh802/
Maboos802/
Maboch802/
Maibod802/
Mahboh802/
Mahbuo801/
Mayboo801/
Mabuod801/
Mmabos801/
Mayboh801/
Maubod801/
Maubos801/
Masbot801/
Maboux801/
Mabuoe801/
Mabuoh801/
Maihbo801/
Majbou801/
Maiboa801/
Maiboh801/
Mahboi801/
Meabou801/
Maybod801/
Mmaabo801/
Maboys801/
Mahbos801/
Maãibo801/
Maboëa801/
Maaboy801/
Matbot801/
Maba7511,140/
Mavo752,960/
Mawo752,365/
Mobo751,551/
Mebo75850/
Mahbouz731,488/
Maaboud73251/
Maubois73222/
Mahboud73156/
Maabood73119/
Maabout73116/
Mahbouh7384/
Mahbous7373/
Mabouth7357/
Mahabou7344/
Maiboha7328/
Mabhouh7320/
Mabuoch7315/
Mahaabo7314/
Masbous7314/
Mahboup7312/
Mahbout7311/
Mabojje7311/
Mabhoot739/
Mahaboi739/
Masbout739/
Masbouh738/
Mabhout738/
Mahboos738/
Maibood737/
Mahaibo736/
Matbout735/
Maiboos734/
Mathbos732/
Mashboh732/
Mahbooz731/
Majbood731/
Mhabhoi731/
Massboi731/
Massboy731/
Mahgibo731/
Matboot731/
Masbood731/
Mabhoos731/
Maboush731/
Machbou731/
M'Habou731/
Maibhou731/
Mahbooy731/
Matbooe731/
Matboud731/
Mahbott731/
Mahhbot731/
Maathbo731/
Mabhood731/
Mayboth730/
Masboch730/
Maiba674,800/
Mahabhoi673,168/
Maeba672,119/
Maaba671,708/
Mampo671,365/
Mgobo671,315/
Moboa671,248/
Mavoa671,069/
Mabas671,057/
Mawoa67909/
Mgaba67884/
Mabah67879/
Mawoh67849/
Mobou67783/
Masuo67667/
Majba67623/
Mauba67615/
Mabad67558/
Mayba67541/
Mabau67374/
Mabha67272/
Mhobo67243/
Matba67227/
Mahba67181/
Meibo67165/
Mehbo67162/
Maiwo67157/
Mabeu67142/
Manpo67122/
Mabap67111/
Meaba67104/
Mabat67103/
Mavuo67103/
Masba6793/
Mawoo6791/
Mobuo6786/
Mmaba6765/
Mosbo6761/
Meboh6758/
Mauvo6757/
Mavou6757/
Mavoi6744/
Mahboush6742/
Mobod6739/
Mathbout6738/
Mgawo6737/
Moboh6736/
Mashbouh6732/
Mahabhoj6728/
Mawou6728/
Mabaa6727/
Meavo6725/
Mebuo6722/
Maivo6722/
Moboi6718/
Muibo6718/
Moboy6718/
Mahwo6717/
Mmebo6716/
Mawos6716/
Meboi6715/
Motbo6713/
Mabga6711/
Moebo6711/
Moubo6710/
Mobho679/
Mayuo679/
Mavoh678/
Masvo677/
Moobo677/
Maaboush677/
Meebo677/
Mobos676/
Maawo676/
Muobo676/
Mabaz676/
Moibo676/
Machbouh675/
Mhaba675/
Mawuo675/
Moboo675/
Mawoi675/
Mavoo674/
Mahabouh674/
Mobgo674/
Mauwo673/
Mavot673/
Mahvo672/
Mayvo672/
Mavod672/
Mavos672/
Meawo672/
Machbout672/
Majbó672/
Mawoy672/
Majuo672/
Mavoz671/
Mauboodh671/
Ma'abood671/
Mhavo671/
Mhebo671/
Mobot671/
Maszbouh671/
Mawho671/
Mawoz671/
Mawwo671/
Maïba671/
Meubo671/
Meybo671/
Mathboot671/
Mathbouh671/
M'Ebo671/
Matvo671/
Maiuo671/
Hmebo671/
Meboy670/
Mavoy670/

Mabo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mabo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺎﺑﻮmabw-
Mabo in the Marathi language
मबोmabo-
Mabo in the Russian language
Мабоmabo-

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