Mbabha Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Mbabha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbabha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Mbabha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbabha (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﺎﺑﻪ) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbabha? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbabha are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent live and Western Cape, where 50 percent live. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 40 percent live and Mauritania, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbhabha9233/
Mbabaha923/
Mbaba916,007/
M'Baba83421/
Mbavha83347/
Mbaiba83220/
Mbabho83148/
Mbabah83111/
Mbabay8333/
Mbabai8327/
Mbaboh8313/
Mbebha839/
Mbahwa839/
Mbabaz833/
Mbabat833/
Mbaaba833/
Mwabha832/
Mbaeba832/
Mbawha831/
Mbabaa831/
Mbabau831/
Mbahba831/
Mbabas831/
Mbahbai77121/
Mbaibai7729/
Mbahawa7713/
Mbaihwa7711/
M'Babih7710/
Mwabaha779/
Mbhabho776/
Mbabaya773/
Mbahjwa773/
Mbaabga772/
Mbauhwa771/
Mbabiea771/
Mbauhua771/
Mbhabhi771/
Mbabath771/
Mbabeth771/
Mbahbay771/
Mbaibaa771/
Mbaiboh771/
Mbasbas771/
Mbeb'ha771/
Mbabehe771/
Mbampha771/
Mbashua771/
Mbaybay771/
Mbawa736,940/
Mbabi732,861/
Mbava731,032/
Mbabe73746/
Mbabo73713/
Nbaba7353/
Mbaby7332/
M'Babihe711/
Mbgabaya711/
Mbaibaya711/
Mbaiwa671,525/
Muavha671,441/
M'Bawa671,257/
Mbabou67683/
Mbaïbe67481/
Mbabie67463/
Mbabit67327/
M'Babe67250/
Mbaibe67163/
Mbabid67106/
Mbaave67105/
Mbeboh6797/
Mbavai6786/
Mbawah6781/
Mbajwa6745/
Mbasua6744/
Mbahbi6743/
Mboboh6733/
Mbahaibai6730/
Mbobho6726/
Mbauwa6723/
Mbampa6722/
Mbeawa6721/
Mbobhi6720/
Mbhaba6719/
Mbavah6715/
Mbabot6715/
Mbawoh6712/
Mbayua6711/
Mbawua6710/
Mbaabe678/
Mbebah676/
N'Baba675/
Nbaaba675/
Mwabho674/
Mbatva674/
Mbaawa673/
Mbaawo673/
Mwabaa673/
Mbabio673/
Mvavha673/
Mbavhe673/
Mbovha672/
Mbaboo672/
Mbabuy672/
Mbowaa672/
Mbaabo672/
Mbabod672/
Mbaywa672/
Mbaibo672/
M'Baby671/
Mbaavy671/
Mbowah671/
Mbatbe671/
Mbatbi671/
Mbavaa671/
Mbavad671/
Mbaway671/
Mbawoa671/
Mbeabe671/
Mbabgo671/
Mbaboi671/
Mbaboy671/
Mbabuo671/
Nbabat671/
Nbabga671/
Nbaiba671/
Mwahwa671/
Mbeava671/
Mbabje671/
Mbaubo671/
Mbaybo671/
Mwavha671/
Mvabaa671/
Mbaïbo671/

Mbabha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mbabha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺒﺎﺑﻪambabh-

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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 Mbabha
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