Maoba Surname

327,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Maoba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maoba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8701:62,2737,841
Lesotho1841:11,0472,494
Botswana611:35,8517,015
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Maoba (114) may also be a first name.

Maoba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maoba (Arabic: معوبع) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maoba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 327,907th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,437,761 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Maoba live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Maoba is also the 877,214th most widespread given name on earth. It is borne by 114 people.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 870 people, or 1 in 62,273. In South Africa Maoba is most common in: North West, where 35 percent reside, Gauteng, where 34 percent reside and Free State, where 24 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 16 percent reside and Botswana, where 5 percent reside.

Maoba Last Name Statistics demography

Maoba earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.74% less than the national average, earning R 143,196 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mayoba911,841/
Majoba91109/
Mahoba9128/
Maioba9127/
Maoeba915/
Maeoba911/
Mmaoba911/
Maouba911/
Maobai911/
Maobay911/
Maeobea837/
Mahobay837/
Mahobah836/
Maoubai836/
Mayobha834/
Mahouba833/
Mayobay831/
'Majoba831/
Maehoba831/
Maowa807,920/
Maobe801,814/
Moaba80249/
Maobi8074/
Maova8053/
Maobo806/
Mahoibay7717/
Maeoobea771/
Mahoubas771/
Mahobe732,091/
Mahowa731,812/
Mayobo731,002/
Mahobo73427/
Mojuba73320/
Mouaba73279/
Mahova73223/
Mohaba73214/
Maowad73184/
Majobe73109/
Maeaba7365/
Maoube7361/
Mayobe7360/
Moyoba7359/
Moabat7344/
Mahobi7341/
Mayobi7336/
Majobo7328/
Moabea7318/
Majobi738/
Maiobe737/
Meyoba737/
Maľova737/
Maowat736/
Mohoba735/
Moabah734/
Moabau734/
Mauaba733/
Moabad732/
Maouwa732/
Maauba732/
Mojoba731/
Mmaobi731/
Moawoa731/
Ma'owa731/
Maooua731/
Maoubi731/
Maovaz731/
Maowoa731/
Maompa731/
Maiobi731/
Moyuba731/
Moabap731/
Moaboa731/
Mauova731/
Maaowa730/
Mahjjouba711/
Mouahba67206/
Mouabad67204/
Mahoubo67106/
Mahoube6793/
Mahhova6751/
Mahovha6746/
Mahouwa6739/
Mahouva6737/
Moabash6726/
Mahobej6725/
Mahobho6724/
Mahoubi6724/
Maiyowa6721/
Maiyaba6720/
Mahohwa6716/
Mahobiy679/
Moabadh678/
Mahobhe677/
Mohabai676/
Majiaba676/
Majiova675/
Maijaba675/
Mouabah675/
Mahoebi675/
Muojuba673/
Mayiowa673/
Mouabap672/
Mahubad672/
Mahowoa672/
Mahaobi671/
Majgova671/
Mahobhi671/
Mahowad671/
Mahuova671/
Mohubay671/
Majeaba671/
Muihaba671/
Magiaba671/
Mauabay671/
Maeabea671/
Maouber671/
Maoubou671/
Maihobe671/
Maiyobe671/
Mahompa671/
Mahowah671/
Maïgaba671/
Maïgobi671/
Mahgova671/
Mayowea671/
Meuhaba671/
Majhaba671/
Mohoeba671/
Mayiuba671/
Moabath671/
Maobeth671/
Maobood671/

Maoba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maoba in the Arabic language
معوبعmwb-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maoba
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