Mabuku Surname

61,643rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Mabuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mabuku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3,6731:4,315521
DR Congo2,0111:36,7384,544
Namibia1,0521:2,290348
Zimbabwe5871:26,3004,035
Tanzania3771:140,42912,917
Kenya1521:303,81519,191
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Botswana941:23,2654,701
Uganda471:830,62338,869
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Iceland21:190,0456,825
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mabuku (2,221) may also be a first name.

Mabuku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mabuku occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mabuku? popularity and diffusion

Mabuku is the 61,643rd most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 893,520 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mabuku are found; 68 percent are found in Southern Africa and 68 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 158,632nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 2,221 people.

The last name is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 3,673 people, or 1 in 4,315. In Zambia it is most common in: Western Province, where 55 percent live, Southern Province, where 24 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 12 percent live. Outside of Zambia Mabuku exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Namibia, where 13 percent live.

Mabuku Last Name Statistics demography

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

Mabuku earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.62% more than the national average, earning R 338,928 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mabhuku92406/
Maibuku922/
Mabuiku921/
Maboukou86139/
Mabeukou8615/
Mabeukui862/
Mobuku8351/
Maboku8334/
Maboukeut801/
Manpuku77159/
Mampuku7714/
Mabucut771/
Mavoukou713/
Mouboukou673/
Meubeukui673/
Moboku671/
Mamphukhu671/
Meiboku62392/
Mabokou6234/
Mobokuu621/
Moiboku621/
Mavoucou571/

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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 Mabuku
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