Mabokela Surname

127,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,553 people bear this surname

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

Mabokela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mabokela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,3771:16,0432,029
Tanzania1711:309,60023,673
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mabokela (73) may also be a first name.

Mabokela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mabokela is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mabokela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mabokela is the 127,640th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,051,097 people. Mabokela is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mabokela are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,134,117th most frequently held given name on earth, held by 73 people.

Mabokela is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 3,377 people, or 1 in 16,043. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 40 percent reside, Gauteng, where 37 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 9 percent reside. Besides South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 5 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Mabokela Last Name Statistics demography

Mabokela earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.64% less than the national average, earning R 160,080 per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mabokela
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