Mbabe Surname

454,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mbabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3241:64,1028,150
South Africa1121:483,73039,862
Nigeria941:1,884,49767,423
Congo561:89,0917,544
Mauritania511:80,2915,266
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Tanzania421:1,260,51546,631
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
England31:18,572,686338,250
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mbabe (65) may also be a first name.

Mbabe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbabe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﺎﺏ) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbabe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 454,357th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,768,828 people. The surname Mbabe is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mbabe reside; 56 percent reside in Central Africa and 51 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 65 people.

The surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 324 people, or 1 in 64,102. In Cameroon Mbabe is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 52 percent reside, South Region, where 18 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 13 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 15 percent reside and Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.

Mbabe Last Name Statistics demography

Mbabe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.66% less than the national average, earning R 76,860 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbaïbe91481/
Mbabie91463/
M'Babe91250/
Mbaibe91163/
Mbaabe918/
Mbatbe911/
Mbeabe911/
Mbabje911/
Mbaebie83265/
M'Babei8315/
Mbeabie837/
Mbabiea831/
Mbabeth831/
Mbaibep831/
Mbabehe831/
Mbebe8019,080/
Mbaba806,007/
Mbabi802,861/
Mbobe801,018/
Mwabe80591/
Muabe80480/
Mbawe80430/
Mbave80278/
Mbaby8032/
Nbabe8013/
M'Babihe771/
Mbaïasbe771/
M'Baba73421/
Mbabit73327/
Mbaiba73220/
Mbahwe73173/
Mwabei73108/
Mbabid73106/
Mbaave73105/
Mboube7360/
Mbahbi7343/
Mwaibe7337/
Mbabay7333/
Mbhebe7329/
Mbabai7327/
Mbawei7325/
Mmbebe7321/
Mbaive7319/
Mbobie7319/
Mbhaba7319/
Mbaiwe7318/
M'Bawe7317/
Mbajwe7315/
Mbaawe7313/
Mbebhe7311/
Mbawie7311/
N'Babe7310/
Mbampe737/
Mbaver736/
Mbabha735/
Muabed735/
Mbawer734/
Mbasue734/
Mwabey734/
Mbebie733/
Mbabio733/
Mbeibe733/
Mbaaba733/
Mbavhe733/
Nbabie732/
Mbabuy732/
Muabei732/
M'Baby731/
Nbaber731/
Mbgave731/
Mbabaa731/
Muaybe731/
Mbebee731/
Mbeube731/
Mbobea731/
Mbatbi731/
Mbavey731/
Mbawee731/
Mbawes731/
Mbeawe731/
Mbebeu731/
Mbaboi731/
Mbaboy731/
Mbobeu731/
Mbauwe731/
Mhbave731/
Mwaube731/
Mmwabe731/
Mbohbe731/
M'Bobie67145/
Mbahbai67121/
Mbauver6776/
Mbhebhe6762/
Mbajjwe6741/
Mbhabha6733/
Mbaibai6729/
Mbeibeh6723/
Mbahawe6713/
Mboubea6711/
M'Babih6710/
Mbahwei674/
Mbabaha673/
Mboubie673/
Mbabaya673/
Mouhabe672/
Mbaasue672/
M'Boube671/
N'Babie671/
Nbaebie671/
Mbauwue671/
Mbavehe671/
Mbhabhi671/
Mboubey671/
Mbeibei671/
Mbebeah671/
Mbaawea671/
Mbachwe671/
Mbahbay671/
Mbahbit671/
Mbaibaa671/
Mbaybay671/
Mhbobeh671/

Mbabe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mbabe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺒﺎﺏambab68
ﺍﻣﺒﺎﺑﻪambabh20
ﺃﻣﺒﺎﺏambab12

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