Maqaba Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Maqaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maqaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Maqaba (20) may also be a first name.

Maqaba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maqaba occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maqaba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,485,539th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Maqaba reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Maqaba is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 20 people.

Maqaba is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 3,186,924. In South Africa Maqaba is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 76 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 12 percent live and Gauteng, where 6 percent live. Apart from South Africa this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 41 percent live and Bahrain, where 3 percent live.

Maqaba Last Name Statistics demography

Maqaba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 87.11% less than the national average, earning R 30,636 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maquaba927/
Magqaba926/
Maqhaba926/
Maqcaba922/
Makaba836,736/
Maqeba83507/
Macaba83138/
Maqoba8311/
Maqabo836/
Moqaba831/
Maqhaboha801/
Magcaba772,021/
Makhaba771,506/
Makgaba77763/
Macauba77661/
Macaiba77333/
Makabai77131/
Macayba77118/
Maikaba77112/
Makaiba7796/
Makabay7722/
Makabea7718/
MacCaba7717/
Makayba775/
Mahcaba775/
Macabat775/
Mackaba775/
Macabas774/
Makabah773/
Maqhoba772/
Magkaba772/
Moqhaba772/
Makauba772/
Macabay771/
Makabau771/
Maqawah771/
Mokaaba771/
Macaíba771/
Makabaz771/
Macasba771/
Macabad771/
Magqawa771/
Mgacaba771/
Maqajwa771/
Maskaba771/
Maecaba771/
Makabaa771/
Makatba771/
Mgakaba771/
Mcaba73591/
Macaubas71375/
Makabhai7195/
Macaibay7182/
Macabaas7170/
Macaabay7134/
Makhabah7131/
Macahyba7123/
Macabhai714/
Madkabai713/
Mak'haba713/
Macatbas712/
Macaabas712/
Moqashba712/
Macaibas712/
Moqhabai711/
Makhabha711/
MacQueba711/
Maccabah711/
Macabaut711/
Makahaba711/
Maqashwa711/
Mahkgaba711/
Makabatt711/
Makkabai711/
Makawa6718,853/
Makoba6710,731/
Mokaba672,156/
Makabo671,139/
Makava671,064/
Makeba67887/
Macoba67252/
Mchaba67249/
Mekaba67147/
Maqebo6767/
Makhabhai6753/
Macawa6730/
Maqobo6723/
Macava6717/
Mocaba6710/
Macabo679/
Mahakabas674/
Makhatbay672/
Moqeba672/
Maqowa671/
Macabá671/
Macabahay671/
Makhabath671/
Makhatbai671/
Makahabay671/

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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 Maqaba
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