Mbaba Surname

80,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,007 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Comoros

Mbaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,9961:59,1264,432
South Africa1,5111:35,8564,592
Comoros5301:1,414208
DR Congo4451:166,02217,095
Tanzania1581:335,07425,051
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Cameroon701:296,70127,784
Mauritania671:61,1174,276
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
France101:6,642,272293,169
Gabon91:209,9102,378
England61:9,286,343223,652
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Mbaba (819) may also be a first name.

Mbaba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbaba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﺎﺏ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbaba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mbaba is the 80,972nd most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,213,176 people. Mbaba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mbaba are found; 51 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mbaba is also the 285,591st most common first name world-wide, held by 819 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,996 people, or 1 in 59,126. In Nigeria Mbaba is most common in: Akwa Ibom, where 47 percent are found, Rivers, where 20 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 16 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it is found in 27 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent are found and Comoros, where 9 percent are found.

Mbaba Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mbaba earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 51.64% less than the national average, earning R 114,924 per year and in United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Baba91421/
Mbaiba91220/
Mbabah91111/
Mbabay9133/
Mbabai9127/
Mbhaba9119/
Mbabha915/
Mbabaz913/
Mbabat913/
Mbaaba913/
Mbaeba912/
Mbabaa911/
Mbabau911/
Mbahba911/
Mbabas911/
Mbahbai83121/
Mbhabha8333/
Mbaibai8329/
Mbabaha833/
Mbabaya833/
Mbaabga832/
Mbabiea831/
Mbabath831/
Mbahbay831/
Mbaibaa831/
Mbasbas831/
Mbaybay831/
Mwaba8084,137/
Mbawa806,940/
Mbeba803,305/
Mbabi802,861/
Mbava801,032/
Mboba80880/
Mbabe80746/
Mbabo80713/
Muaba80709/
Mvaba80114/
Nbaba8053/
Mbaby8032/
Mbgabaya771/
Mbaibaya771/
Mbaiwa731,525/
M'Bawa731,257/
Mbabou73683/
Mwaaba73585/
Mbaïbe73481/
Mbabie73463/
Mbouba73390/
Mbavha73347/
Mbabit73327/
M'Babe73250/
Mbaibe73163/
Mbabho73148/
Mbabid73106/
Mbaave73105/
Mbavai7386/
Mbawah7381/
Mbajwa7345/
Mbasua7344/
Mbahbi7343/
Mbeuba7324/
Mbauwa7323/
Mbampa7322/
Mbuiba7321/
Mbeawa7321/
Mbavah7315/
Mbabot7315/
Mbaboh7313/
Mbayua7311/
Mbawua7310/
Mbahwa739/
Mbaabe738/
Muabas737/
Mbebah736/
N'Baba735/
Nbaaba735/
Mbatva734/
Mwabay734/
Mmwaba734/
Mbaawa733/
Mbaawo733/
Mwabaa733/
Muabau733/
Mbabio733/
Muabad733/
Mboiba733/
Muabat733/
Mwabha732/
Muabay732/
Mbaboo732/
Mbabuy732/
Mbowaa732/
Mbeeba732/
Mbaabo732/
Mbabod732/
Mbaywa732/
Mbaibo732/
M'Baby731/
Mbawha731/
Mhwaba731/
Mbebay731/
Mbaavy731/
Mbatbe731/
Mbatbi731/
Mbavaa731/
Mbavad731/
Mbaway731/
Mbawoa731/
Mbeabe731/
Mbabgo731/
Mbaboi731/
Mbaboy731/
Mbabuo731/
Nbabat731/
Nbabga731/
Nbaiba731/
Mbeava731/
Mbabje731/
Mbaubo731/
Mbaybo731/
Mvabaa731/
Mvabai731/
Mwabai731/
Mwabau731/
Mbaïbo731/
Mbahaibai7130/
Mboubai6762/
M'Babei6715/
Mbahawa6713/
Mbaawah6711/
Mbaihwa6711/
M'Babih6710/
Mwabaha679/
Mbeabie677/
Mbhabho676/
Mbawuaa676/
Mbahbou676/
M'Baiwa674/
Mouhaba674/
M'Mbawa674/
M'Babou673/
Mbaibou673/
Mbahjwa673/
Mbaabuo672/
Mbausua672/
Mempaba672/
Mbaboud672/
Mbaiwai672/
Mbhaiwa671/
Mbauhwa671/
Mbaawoo671/
Mbauhua671/
Nbgabga671/
Mbhabhi671/
Mbotbai671/
Mboubay671/
Mbajjwa671/
Mbaswua671/
Mbebaah671/
Mbaawea671/
Mbabeth671/
Mbahbit671/
Mbaibep671/
Mbaiboh671/
Minpaba671/
Nbaibat671/
Mbabehe671/
Mbampha671/
Mbaawua671/
Mboibai671/
Mbashua671/
Mbaujwa671/

Mbaba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mbaba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺒﺎﺏambab66.67
ﺍﻣﺒﺎﺑﻪambabh25.93
ﺃﻣﺒﺎﺏambab7.41

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