Megabe Surname

902,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Megabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Megabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2941:180,07415,674
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Megabe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Megabe occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Megabe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Megabe is the 902,012th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 24,620,088 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Megabe are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Megabe is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 294 people, or 1 in 180,074. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mara Region, where 54 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 44 percent live and Simiyu Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 0 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meghaber8666/
Megaabhe861/
Magabe838,985/
Megawe831,156/
Mogabe83259/
Megabi8352/
Megave8312/
Megebe837/
Migabe836/
Megaba831/
Meghabesh801/
Megawer771,788/
Magabie7772/
Makgabe7719/
Mokgabe7712/
Megabai7710/
Maghabe777/
Megavet773/
Migabei772/
Megabit771/
Meghabi771/
Mogabie771/
Megaver771/
Magabeu771/
Megober771/
Mekgawe771/
Meghabai71145/
Megabhai716/
Megabayt714/
Maigabei711/
Megabits711/
Magobe671,888/
Mogobe67514/
Magabi67276/
Meghabhai67218/
Mogabi67120/
Migebe6782/
Migawe6756/
Magebe6753/
Megawi6726/
Magaby6710/
Migabi679/
Megawa678/
Meghabhoi677/
Megawy674/
Migaba674/
Megavi673/
Mogebe672/
Megobi671/
Megebi671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Megabe
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