Mabulawa Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mabulawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mabulawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1041:148,44518,938
South Africa871:622,73246,743
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mabulawa (16) may also be a first name.

Mabulawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mabulawa is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mabulawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mabulawa is the 1,218,745th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. The surname Mabulawa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mabulawa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 16 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 148,445. In Zimbabwe Mabulawa is most common in: Midlands Province, where 90 percent reside, Matabeleland South Province, where 6 percent reside and Bulawayo Province, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 45 percent reside and Zambia, where 1 percent reside.

Mabulawa Last Name Statistics demography

Mabulawa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.39% less than the national average, earning R 75,120 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mabolawa88184/
Mabulawo8822/
Mobulawa887/
Mabulawe883/
Mavulawa881/
Mabulava881/
Mabolowa7521/
Mobolawa756/
Mabulabi751/
Mavoulawe716/
Meybullaeva637/
Mavulabi631/
Mahbouliová532/
Mobulobi501/

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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 Mabulawa
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