Mabwe Surname

126,394th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,596 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mabwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mabwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2,2751:6,786748
DR Congo5541:133,35714,248
Tanzania3871:136,80012,653
Zambia2991:53,0104,942
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
England141:3,979,861125,553
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mabwe (530) may also be a first name.

Mabwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mabwe is most common in Zimbabwe. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mabwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 126,394th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,026,570 people. The last name Mabwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mabwe live; 72 percent live in Southern Africa and 72 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 366,410th most frequent given name world-wide, held by 530 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 2,275 people, or 1 in 6,786. In Zimbabwe Mabwe is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 20 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 18 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 15 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found and Tanzania, where 11 percent are found.

Mabwe Last Name Statistics demography

Mabwe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.8% less than the national average, earning R 169,200 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maibwe91763/
Mabweh91206/
Maabwe915/
Mabwhe911/
Mabwei911/
Mabwet911/
Matbwe911/
Mabhwe911/
Mahabwe834/
Mabwa801,711/
Mabbe80176/
Mabue80158/
Mobwe80124/
Mabwi8064/
Mapwe8018/
Mhabw802/
Mebwe802/
Mahbw801/
Mabwd801/
Mabuie735,573/
Mabwai731,362/
Mabway73154/
Maibbe7387/
Maboue7367/
Mabuea7341/
Mapweu7316/
Mabwui739/
Mabvee738/
Mhebwe737/
Mabbee735/
Maibwa732/
Mabbey732/
Mabvep731/
Mobweu731/
Maabwa731/
Mabvey731/
Maybew731/
Mobhwe731/
Mapwei731/
Maybue731/
Maampwe6719/
Matboue679/
Mabwowa676/
Mobwett671/
Mabwish671/
Mabwa'a671/
Mabouet671/
Maubuet671/
Mauboue671/
Mmaubwa671/
Mobw671/
Mhabhwa671/
Maabbee671/
Masboue671/

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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 Mabwe
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