Mabuwe Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mabuwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mabuwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe341:454,06638,992
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Mabuwe (13) may also be a first name.

Mabuwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mabuwe is found most in Zimbabwe. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mabuwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,436,415th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Mabuwe live; 58 percent live in Southern Africa and 58 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous given name at a global level, borne by 13 people.

Mabuwe is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 454,066. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 97 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 3 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 34 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mabouwe921/
Mabuw911/
Mabuweht861/
Mabuwa831,086/
Mabowe83211/
Mabube8312/
Mabuve836/
Mavuwe833/
Mabauwa77113/
Mavhuwe7723/
Maibuwa7712/
Mabubee7711/
Mabuway773/
Mabhuwa772/
Muibuwe771/
Maboube771/
Mabhauwa7143/
Mahboube7121/
Maibouwa7117/
Mahbouwi7116/
Maibubee714/
Maiboube711/
Mabuveer711/
Mavhuhwe711/
Mabubi67371/
Mahboubeh67131/
Mobuwa6756/
Mavuve6729/
Mabuva673/
Mabousoue671/
Mabhauhwa671/
Mahabubhe671/
Mahabaube671/

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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
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  • 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 Mabuwe
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