Mbave Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mbave Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2361:229,56723,799
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mbave (44) may also be a first name.

Mbave Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbave is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbave? popularity and diffusion

It is the 942,947th most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbave reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 44 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 236 people, or 1 in 229,567. In South Africa Mbave is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 74 percent reside, Gauteng, where 24 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 2 percent reside. Apart from South Africa Mbave is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Mbave Last Name Statistics demography

Mbave earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.37% less than the national average, earning R 115,560 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbaave91105/
Mbaive9119/
Mbaver916/
Mbavhe913/
Mhbave911/
Mbavey911/
Mbgave911/
Mbauver8376/
Mbavehe831/
Mbayeve831/
Mbeve806,076/
Mbava801,032/
Mbabe80746/
Mbawe80430/
Mbove80220/
Mvave8019/
Muave8014/
Mbavi8013/
Mwave802/
Mbaïbe73481/
Mbabie73463/
Mbavha73347/
M'Babe73250/
Mbahwe73173/
Mbaibe73163/
Mbavai7386/
Mwuave7331/
Mbawei7325/
Mbavio7323/
Mbaiwe7318/
M'Bawe7317/
Mbajwe7315/
Mbaawe7313/
Mbawie7311/
Mbaabe738/
Mbampe737/
Mbawer734/
Mwaver734/
Mbasue734/
Mwavie734/
Muavhe732/
Mbeabe731/
Mmbavi731/
Mbeawe731/
Nbaved731/
Muaver731/
Muaves731/
Mbeava731/
Mbabje731/
Mboove731/
Mbauwe731/
Mbawee731/
Mbaavy731/
Mveave731/
Mvavei731/
Mbawes731/
Mbouve731/
Mbatbe731/
Mbavaa731/
Mbavui731/
Mbajjwe6741/
Mwahave6718/
M'Babei6715/
Mbahawe6713/
Mbeabie677/
Mbahwei674/
Mbiyawe672/
Mbavaya672/
Mbaasue672/
Mbayabe672/
Mbieveh671/
Mbeyawe671/
Mbouvet671/
Mbouvie671/
Mbayuwe671/
Mbaawea671/
Mbabeth671/
Mbauwue671/
Mbabiea671/
Mbachwe671/
Mbabehe671/
Mbaibep671/

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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 Mbave
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