Mabuwa Surname

338,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,086 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mabuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mabuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
Zambia2461:64,4315,735
Zimbabwe2201:70,17410,440
South Africa1391:389,76834,651
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Mabuwa (51) may also be a first name.

Mabuwa Last Name Facts

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

Mabuwa is most common in Malawi. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mabuwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mabuwa is the 338,735th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,710,447 people. Mabuwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mabuwa are found; 87 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 51 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Aside from Malawi this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 23 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 20 percent are found.

Mabuwa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mabuwa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 25.36% less than the national average, earning R 177,384 per year and in United States they earn 72.08% more than the national average, earning $74,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mabauwa92113/
Maibuwa9212/
Mabuway923/
Mabhuwa922/
Mabhauwa8643/
Maibouwa8617/
Mabuba83672/
Mabuwe8362/
Mobuwa8356/
Mabuva833/
Mabuwo831/
Mabhauhwa801/
Mabubay77451/
Mabouba7720/
Maibuba7718/
Mabusua776/
Mhabuba775/
Muibuwa774/
Mavhuwa774/
Mabouwo772/
Mabhuba772/
Mabouwe771/
Maububa771/
Mavuhwa771/
Mahbouba71299/
Mahbouwi7116/
Maihbuba713/
Mabuiwoh713/
Mabuweht711/
Mahbubay711/
Mahabuva711/
Mabhubha711/
Maybuuba711/
Maibubai711/
Mavuba67931/
Mabubi67371/
Mabowe67211/
Mobuba6797/
Mobuwo6748/
Mavuva6725/
Mabube6712/
Mabuve676/
Mahabouba675/
Mabubo675/
Mahboubah674/
Mavuwe673/
Mabowo672/
Mahabuuba671/
Mavuwo671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Mabuwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis