Mabowa Surname

212,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,939 people bear this surname

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

Mabowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mabowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,4931:36,2884,643
DR Congo3631:203,52520,281
Papua New Guinea681:119,90816,326
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Mabowa (94) may also be a first name.

Mabowa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mabowa is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Mabowa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mabowa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 212,422nd most widespread last name globally It is held by around 1 in 3,758,404 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Mabowa reside; 77 percent reside in Southern Africa and 77 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 980,251st most frequent first name on earth, borne by 94 people.

Mabowa is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 1,493 people, or 1 in 36,288. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 58 percent live, Gauteng, where 25 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 8 percent live. Besides South Africa Mabowa occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.

Mabowa Last Name Statistics demography

Mabowa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.74% less than the national average, earning R 145,572 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maboywa924/
Mabojwa924/
Mabhowa922/
Mabow913/
Maibouwa8617/
Mabochwa864/
Mabawa83749/
Mobowa83164/
Maboba8380/
Mapowa8329/
Mabova8323/
Mabowo832/
Mahbow832/
Mabawad77155/
Mabauwa77113/
Mhaboba7724/
Mabouba7720/
Mabaway7719/
Maibawa7718/
Mabobay7712/
Mabhawa7711/
Mavhowa777/
Matbawa775/
Mabooba773/
Maybova772/
Mabouwo772/
Meabows771/
Mabovha771/
Mabosva771/
Maiboba771/
Mebuowa771/
Majbova771/
Meibowa771/
Maphowa771/
Mabob7316/
Mabab739/
Mabov737/
Mabaw731/
Mahbouba71299/
Mabhauwa7143/
Mampowah711/
Mhabobea711/
Maibooba711/
Mhabob676,009/
Mab671,545/
Mabobo671,484/
Mababa671,241/
Mavova67235/
Mobaba67214/
Mababo67183/
Maboob6785/
Mampow6782/
Mabofe6780/
Mabawo6749/
Mavaba6739/
Mahboobah6727/
Maabob6715/
Mopowa6712/
Maubab677/
Mabavo675/
Mahabouba675/
Mapova675/
Maboub674/
Mahboubah674/
Mavobo674/
Maibab673/
Maybab673/
Maibasswa672/
Maybov671/
Mahbav671/
Mabhauhwa671/
Mobova671/
Mabhav671/
Mabaab671/
Mobawa671/

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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 Mabowa
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