Mabunya Surname

617,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mabunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mabunya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4971:34,4455,098
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Mabunya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mabunya occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mabunya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mabunya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 617,057th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 14,604,300 people. The last name Mabunya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mabunya live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mabunya is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 497 people, or 1 in 34,445. Without taking into account Malawi this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Mabunya Last Name Statistics demography

Mabunya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 97.57% less than the national average, earning R 5,784 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mabonya8634/
Mavunya8634/
Mawunya8621/
Mabunja861/
Mawunyah804/
Mampunya801/
Maibounia751/
Mamphunya751/
Mawunyo711,324/
Mawonya7163/
Mavunja7151/
Mabonyo7149/
Mavunia7141/
Mabunjo7134/
Mobonya7128/
Mawugna714/
Mabonja713/
Mavunyo711/
Mavounia6721/
Mavhunja6713/
Mawougna671/
Mavhonya671/
Moonpunya633/
Mavougnia631/
Mahaboonyo591/
Mawonja572/
Mobonyo571/
Mawonia571/
Mabonjo571/
Mampunjo531/

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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 Mabunya
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