Mabula Surname

7,134th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79,581 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mabula Surname Definition:

Mabula is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: flowers.

Mabula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania66,8371:79297
South Africa8,7061:6,223796
DR Congo1,8611:39,6994,899
Zambia8901:17,8091,990
Lesotho8361:2,431342
Botswana1711:12,7892,446
Philippines1101:920,34782,471
Zimbabwe871:177,45121,452
England251:2,228,72284,230
India121:63,922,115578,870
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Mabula (20,671) may also be a first name.

Mabula Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mabula is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: flowers.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mabula is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: flowers.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mabula Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mabula (Arabic: مأبولا, Hindi: मबूला) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mabula? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,134th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 91,574 people. The surname Mabula occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mabula live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 36,905th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 20,671 people.

It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 66,837 people, or 1 in 792. In Tanzania Mabula is most frequent in: Simiyu Region, where 24 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 19 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 14 percent live. Apart from Tanzania Mabula occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 11 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Mabula Last Name Statistics demography

Mabula earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.14% less than the national average, earning R 149,376 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mabulay923,176/
Mabuela922,505/
Mabutla92584/
Mabuila92409/
Mabhula92268/
Maboula92233/
Mabulla9284/
Mabulia9241/
Maibula9210/
Mabulah928/
Maybula925/
Mahbula924/
Mabulas923/
Mabusla922/
Mabgula921/
Maebula921/
Mabulaa921/
Mabuula921/
Mhabula921/
Mabeula921/
Maabula921/
Mabulai921/
Mahabula86175/
Maboulai8624/
Maibulat8614/
Mahbulla8610/
Mahboula869/
Mabullah869/
Mahbulah867/
Mabulaja866/
Mathbula864/
Maibulla863/
Maboulay863/
Mabulaya862/
Mabuleau862/
Majbulla862/
Majbulah861/
Maiboula861/
Maubulay861/
Maboulah861/
Maboulga861/
Mavula834,426/
Mabule831,952/
Mabuli831,501/
Mabola83841/
Mabulo83503/
Mawula83232/
Mobula83206/
Mabuly834/
Mebula833/
Majbullah80172/
Mahabulla8019/
Mahbullah8019/
Maiboulla8010/
Mahabulah801/
Maboulass801/
Maboullah801/
Mabusella801/
Maiboulga801/
Maibullah801/
Maybullah801/
Maboela77303/
Mavulla77272/
Maboule77194/
Mampula77191/
Mabolea77138/
Mabolia77110/
Mavoula77101/
Mabhola7791/
Mavuila7789/
Mabules7780/
Mabulis7776/
Mohbula7760/
Muibula7748/
Mabouli7730/
Mavhula7729/
Maibulo7727/
Mabhulo7721/
Maboloa7721/
Mabulou7721/
Mabulli7716/
Moboula7714/
Mawoula7711/
Mabolla7711/
Mabolay777/
Mabhule775/
Maibule774/
Mawuila774/
Mavulya774/
Meubula773/
Mabaulo773/
Mabolai773/
Mabuelo773/
Mabgule772/
Mabulos772/
Mabuleu772/
Mabilah772/
Maboola772/
Mabutle772/
Mabutli772/
Mabulid772/
Mahbulo771/
Mabhuli771/
Mehbula771/
Mhabuli771/
Mawutla771/
Mawuula771/
Mavulas771/
Mabiela771/
Mabulit771/
Mabullo771/
Mabulot771/
Mabaule771/
Maabuli771/
Maibola771/
Mavulea771/
Mhawula771/
Mgabuli771/
Moubula771/
Mmabola771/
Mabeule771/
Mebulla770/
Mahabullah759/
Matboulast751/
Matbouli712,222/
Maboulou711,325/
Matbouly71409/
Mahbouli71151/
Maboella7187/
Mampuila7169/
Maibouli7150/
Mampeula7132/
Mashbuli7126/
Masvoula7122/
Mahbuloh7112/
Maavulla718/
Mahabule715/
Moibulai715/
Mahabuli714/
Maiboule713/
Maboolla712/
Mahubila711/
Mabheule711/
Maybulos711/
Maboulle711/
Mabuless711/
Maabulos711/
Maiboulo711/
Mahboule711/
Mahawula711/
Mouboula711/
Mahabila711/
Maheebullah711/
Mahboola711/
Mampoula711/
Mobuli676,041/
Mabolo672,570/
Mobola671,330/
Mabole67531/
Mavule67519/
Mavuli67292/
Mawola67115/
Mauboules6783/
Mahbouleh6753/
Masvoulas6752/
Movula6717/
Mahbulloh6712/
Mawulo6712/
Mahbollah6710/
Mahavhula679/
Mowula676/
Mehbullah675/
Mavulo674/
Mebulo673/
Mobulo672/
Moibullah672/
Mahabulli671/
Mahahabullah671/
Mahawulla671/
Mahvullah671/
Maimpaula671/
Muibulhai671/
Maiboulie671/
Mampoulia671/
Mouboulla671/
Mobule671/
Mabolé671/
Mohbullah671/
Matboulys671/
Mauboulet670/
Mobuly670/

Mabula Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mabula in the Hindi language
मबूलाmabula80
मबुलाmabula20
Mabula in the Arabic language
مأبولاmabwla-

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