Manqaba Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

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

Manqaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Manqaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1921:282,17627,721
England11:55,718,059489,080
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Manqaba (38) may also be a first name.

Manqaba Last Name Facts

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

Manqaba is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Manqaba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Manqaba is the 1,210,518th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Manqaba live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequent first name globally, borne by 38 people.

The last name Manqaba is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 192 people, or 1 in 282,176. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 51 percent are found, Gauteng, where 20 percent are found and Western Cape, where 19 percent are found. Beside South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Manqaba Last Name Statistics demography

Manqaba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.14% less than the national average, earning R 118,476 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mangqaba932/
Mankaba86355/
Manqoba8691/
Mancaba868/
Manqawa861/
Mankgaba80413/
Mangqawa8013/
Mankabai8011/
Mankabah801/
Mangcaba801/
Mangqoba801/
Manqouba801/
Mankabay801/
Mmankgaba751/
Mancabatt751/
Mancoba71780/
Mancabo71213/
Mankoba71168/
Mankabo7153/
Mankeba7133/
Monkaba7124/
Moncaba718/
Manqobo713/
Mankawa713/
Manqawo711/
Mancabou67364/
Mangkawa6791/
Mankampa6759/
Mankabou6734/
Mankgabo678/
Mangcawa678/
Mankouba676/
Mounkaba674/
Mangcoba673/
Mangqobo672/
Mankhoba671/
Mankawah671/
Mankaabo671/
Mankavad671/
Mahankabhai671/
Maunkawa671/

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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 Manqaba
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