Magabe Surname

56,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,985 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Magabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5,0441:10,7411,334
Tanzania2,8951:18,2872,336
Kenya6281:73,5356,901
Papua New Guinea2471:33,0113,847
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Magabe (1,098) may also be a first name.

Magabe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Magabe is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Magabe.

How Common Is The Last Name Magabe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Magabe is the 56,443rd most numerous last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 811,079 people. Magabe is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Magabe are found; 57 percent are found in Southern Africa and 57 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 240,807th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 1,098 people.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 5,044 people, or 1 in 10,741. In South Africa Magabe is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 46 percent reside, North West, where 17 percent reside and Gauteng, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 32 percent reside and Kenya, where 7 percent reside.

Magabe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Magabe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.44% less than the national average, earning R 132,036 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Magabie9272/
Mangabe9257/
Makgabe9219/
Maghabe927/
Magabeu921/
Mankgabe8655/
Manggabe864/
Maigabei861/
Magaba834,503/
Magobe831,888/
Magave831,005/
Magawe83499/
Megabe83296/
Magabi83276/
Mogabe83259/
Magebe8353/
Magaby8310/
Maghasbeh8011/
Manghaibe801/
Mmankgabe801/
Mangobe771,217/
Mougabe771,101/
Makgaba77763/
Makgobe77506/
Mangave77360/
Magavhe77131/
Magobet77120/
Mangabi77106/
Magampe7792/
Magabay7749/
Magobea7748/
Magebhe7737/
Maigaba7721/
Magauve7714/
Magobhe7713/
Mokgabe7712/
Magawie7711/
Makgawe7710/
Magaboy779/
Mhagave778/
Maghaba778/
Magabha777/
Magabai777/
Magabgi775/
Majgave774/
Maghobe774/
Mongabe774/
Maghabi773/
Mangaby773/
Magabio773/
Magobie773/
Magaves773/
Maghave772/
Magoobe772/
Magobje772/
Magavet771/
Magavie771/
Maugabi771/
Mogabie771/
Maagave771/
Magabih771/
Magauwe771/
Magaveu771/
Magawez771/
Maggabi771/
Magaiba771/
Maigabi771/
Maigawe771/
Maigobe771/
Maïgaba771/
Mmagaba771/
Maygaba771/
Magohbe771/
Maggaba771/
Makgabi771/
Magauba771/
Magawer771/
Mangabay71314/
Mahagave71153/
Magabhai7183/
Mangauve7137/
Mangabai7124/
Magaweed7121/
Mangampe7116/
Manghabi7111/
Makgobie7110/
Mangawea718/
Mahagabi715/
Mahgabio713/
Mahgoube713/
Maigaiwe712/
Moungabe712/
Maghabai711/
Magaveer711/
Magobeth711/
MacGober711/
Manggawe711/
Megaabhe711/
Magoubet711/
Maigaswe711/
Mangobee711/
Mangoube711/
Magawesh711/
Mangavhe711/
Magouber711/
Mahkgaba711/
Makgoebe711/
Mashgabi711/
Magueibe711/
MacGawey710/
Magawa6717,773/
Magoba678,190/
Mangabhai671,022/
Mogobe67514/
Magowe67467/
Magavi67320/
Maghabhai67292/
Magobi67180/
Mogabi67120/
Mogaba6798/
Magawi6772/
Megabi6752/
Maugouber6732/
Manggabai6711/
Mogave677/
Megebe677/
Magove675/
Mangawuhe675/
Mogawe675/
Mahangave674/
Magebi674/
Mogebe672/
Mang'obhe671/
Mangaibai671/
Manggabui671/
Magoby671/
Mangoubei671/
Mangoubey671/
Magawy671/
Makgamphe671/
Maigaiver671/
Mahgaywer671/
Maghaveer671/
Maggaywee671/
Magavy671/
Magayweer671/

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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 Magabe
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