Mabu Surname

118,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,888 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo8891:83,1049,543
Cameroon7191:28,8863,900
India5871:1,306,75551,202
South Africa4351:124,54614,679
Nigeria1941:913,10739,493
Papua New Guinea1801:45,2985,598
Indonesia1781:742,97357,103
Tanzania1461:362,61426,759
Japan901:1,420,49223,784
Botswana771:28,4025,684
Thailand631:1,121,244165,873
Zimbabwe571:270,84628,330
Zambia551:288,18016,490
Lesotho531:38,3506,671
Liberia291:152,01810,911
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
England131:4,286,005132,302
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malta11:430,2723,380
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Mabu (14,102) may also be a first name.

Mabu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mabu (Hindi: माबू, Marathi: माबु) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mabu.

How Common Is The Last Name Mabu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 118,271st most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,874,369 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Mabu reside; 41 percent reside in Central Africa and 41 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mabu is also the 48,383rd most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 14,102 people.

Mabu is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 889 people, or 1 in 83,104. Besides The DR Congo it exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 18 percent reside and India, where 15 percent reside.

Mabu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mabu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mabu surname increased 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mabu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mabu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.14% less than the national average, earning R 147,000 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mabui897,088/
Mabud895,764/
Mabou892,509/
Mabus89893/
Maabu89558/
Maibu89455/
Mabau89374/
Mabut89374/
Mabuh89319/
Mgabu89206/
Mabeu89142/
Mabhu8966/
Matbu8955/
Mahbu8931/
Maubu8919/
Mabuy8914/
Meabu8913/
Maybu8912/
Maebu898/
Mmabu894/
Mhabu892/
Mabup891/
Mabuu891/
Mabuz891/
Masbu891/
Masbud80684/
Masbou80587/
Maboud80468/
Maabud80414/
Mabout80333/
Mahabu80320/
Mabeus80232/
Mahbou80128/
Matbut80124/
Mabudh80123/
Mahubu8032/
Maabou8025/
Maibus8024/
Maibou8021/
Mabouh8018/
Maybus8016/
Masbut8015/
Maybud8012/
Mahbuh8012/
Maybou8010/
Mabheu809/
Maboup809/
Maibhu808/
Mabous808/
Mabuis807/
Ma'abu807/
Maabui806/
Maabut805/
Mabhau804/
Maabhu804/
Mabutt804/
Mabahu804/
Matbou804/
Mahbuj803/
Mabeuh803/
Mabuua803/
Masbau803/
Mahbbu802/
Mhabou802/
Maibui801/
Mashbu801/
Maybui801/
Mabaud801/
Mabeud801/
Mabhuy801/
Maubau801/
Mabeue801/
Maboux801/
Mabuid801/
Mabush801/
Mabuud801/
Majbou801/
Maibeu801/
Mahbui801/
Meabau801/
Meabou801/
Mabouj801/
Maubui801/
Mabuuz801/
Mhabud801/
Mabhud801/
Mabuss800/
Maybuy800/
Mavu753,612/
Mawu752,261/
Mebu75781/
Mobu75667/
Mahbouz731,488/
Maaboud73251/
Mahboud73156/
Maabout73116/
Maybush7390/
Mahbouh7384/
Mahbous7373/
Mabouth7357/
Mahabou7344/
Mabhouh7320/
Mabusth7319/
Masbous7314/
Mahboup7312/
Mahbout7311/
Masbout739/
Masbouh738/
Mabhout738/
Mahabbu735/
Matbout735/
Mahaabu734/
Maibush733/
Majbudh731/
Maybaux731/
Maaibus731/
Maboush731/
Mabujje731/
Mabuuyi731/
Machbou731/
M'Habou731/
Majbouy731/
Maibhou731/
Mahbouy731/
Matboud731/
Mabault731/
Mabhaut731/
Maweu678,292/
Möbus673,473/
Maboe672,901/
Mobou67783/
Mavhu67593/
Mgavu67400/
Mampu67358/
Mobus67340/
Meibu67332/
Maawu67245/
Mosbu67230/
Mawau67210/
Mavud67203/
Mavut67121/
Mebeu67106/
Maivu6786/
Muibu6778/
Machbush6771/
Mhawu6767/
Mavou6757/
Maboo6755/
Mobuh6754/
Mavus6753/
Mawuh6750/
Mahboush6742/
Mavuu6741/
Moobu6740/
Mobut6740/
Mathbout6738/
Mavuy6734/
Mashbouh6732/
Mobup6731/
Mawou6728/
Mobud6727/
Maibusch6726/
Maybusch6725/
Mobau6724/
Maiwu6723/
Manpu6719/
Moibu6719/
Mawui6717/
Mahabhui6714/
Mebuh6712/
Maveu6710/
Maaboush677/
Mavui676/
Mawuu676/
Machbouh675/
Möbuß675/
Moebu675/
Moubu675/
Mahabouh674/
Matvu674/
Mavau674/
Mauvu673/
Mmebu673/
Mebui673/
Mobhu673/
Mayvu673/
Mobeu673/
Maswu673/
Machbout672/
Majbó672/
Mobui672/
Mahabahu671/
Mahybush671/
Mawup671/
Mhahabud671/
Mhavu671/
Mahbouha671/
Maszbouh671/
Mawuz671/
Mavuh671/
Mavuz671/
Mathbouh671/
Movau671/
Mebuy671/
Hmawu671/
Mobuu671/
Mawuy671/

Mabu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mabu in the Marathi language
माबुmabu46.43
माबूmabu42.86
मबुmabu7.14
मबूmabu3.57
Mabu in the Hindi language
माबूmabu33.33
माबुmabu22.22
मबूmabu22.22
मबुmabu11.11
माधुmadhu11.11

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