Mazibuko Surname

4,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119,533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Mazibuko Surname User-submission:

Comes from the noun amazibuko, which means 'river crossings'. This South African clan apparently got it's name from their method of crossing rivers, paddling on their shields.

Mazibuko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa111,2431:48730
Swaziland5,4311:23955
Malawi1,9611:8,7301,333
Zimbabwe4291:35,9875,567
England1521:366,56626,048
Zambia951:166,84111,651
Lesotho781:26,0585,159
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Namibia251:96,3768,697
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Mazibuko (190) may also be a first name.

Mazibuko Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Comes from the noun amazibuko, which means 'river crossings'. This South African clan apparently got it's name from their method of crossing rivers, paddling on their shields.

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Mazibuko Last Name Facts

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

Mazibuko is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mazibuko.

How Common Is The Last Name Mazibuko? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mazibuko is the 4,723rd most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 60,967 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mazibuko live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 659,352nd most frequent given name worldwide It is held by 190 people.

Mazibuko is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 111,243 people, or 1 in 487. In South Africa it is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 51 percent live, Gauteng, where 27 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 11 percent live. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in 31 countries. It is also found in Swaziland, where 5 percent live and Malawi, where 2 percent live.

Mazibuko Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mazibuko earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.64% less than the national average, earning R 155,328 per year and in United States they earn 3.97% more than the national average, earning $44,860 USD per year.

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