Mabubu Surname
Approximately 1,771 people bear this surname
Mabubu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,346 | 1:39,333 | 4,502 |
| DR Congo | 315 | 1:234,538 | 22,701 |
| Zimbabwe | 57 | 1:270,846 | 28,330 |
| Papua New Guinea | 40 | 1:203,843 | 28,184 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mabubu (105) may also be a first name.
Mabubu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mabubu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mabubu (Marathi: माबुबु) occurs most in Tanzania. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mabubu? popularity and diffusion
Mabubu is the 228,810th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,114,933 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mabubu reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mabubu is also the 920,134th most frequently used first name globally, held by 105 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,346 people, or 1 in 39,333. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Shinyanga Region, where 39 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 21 percent are found and Geita Region, where 18 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahbubu | 92 | 27 | / |
| Maibubu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Mabhubu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Mahabubu | 86 | 54 | / |
| Maboubou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Maahbubu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mobubu | 83 | 82 | / |
| Mavubu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mabuvu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mabuwu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mabobu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maiboubou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mampubu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mavubgu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mehbubu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahaboubou | 75 | 205 | / |
| Mamphubu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Moboubou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mawoubou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mabuvous | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mavuvu | 67 | 70 | / |
| Mawuwu | 67 | 55 | / |
| Mavuwu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mowubu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Movubu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehboubou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mampuvu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Masvusvu | 57 | 65 | / |
| Maswuswu | 57 | 9 | / |
| Mabooboo | 57 | 4 | / |
| Mausvusvu | 53 | 8 | / |
| Mowobu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mobobu | 50 | 1 | / |
Mabubu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mabubu in the Marathi language | ||
| माबुबु | mabubu | - |
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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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- 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 Mabubu
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