Mgaba Surname

398,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 884 people bear this surname

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

Mgaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mgaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6321:85,72410,549
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Tanzania1121:472,69332,330
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Mgaba Last Name Facts

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

Mgaba occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgaba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 398,272nd most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 8,243,830 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mgaba live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 632 people, or 1 in 85,724. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 61 percent are found, Western Cape, where 22 percent are found and Gauteng, where 12 percent are found. Besides South Africa this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 15 percent are found and Tanzania, where 13 percent are found.

Mgaba Last Name Statistics demography

Mgaba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.8% less than the national average, earning R 109,788 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mngaba916/
Mgabha914/
Mghaba912/
Mgabga911/
Mgabai911/
Maba8911,140/
Mingaba831/
Mgabaya831/
Mengaba831/
Mgaisba831/
Mabea805,473/
Maiba804,800/
Maboa803,777/
Mgoba802,270/
Mgawa801,830/
Mgabi801,809/
Maaba801,708/
Mabai801,077/
Mabas801,057/
Mabah80879/
Mgabe80840/
Mgabo80690/
Majba80623/
Mauba80615/
Mabad80558/
Mayba80541/
Mabau80374/
Mabha80272/
Matba80227/
Mahba80181/
Mabay80137/
Mabap80111/
Meaba80104/
Mabat80103/
Masba8093/
Mmaba8065/
Mabaa8027/
Mgeba8020/
Mabaz806/
Mhaba805/
Mabéa801/
Maïba801/
Mengabai773/
Mingabay772/
Mingabai771/
Mngabhai771/
Mabhai737,010/
Mgabhi733,432/
Mahaba732,055/
Mgaywa731,115/
Mabait73700/
Mahuba73610/
Masbad73519/
Mgaiwa73489/
Mabaha73303/
Maabad73269/
Mabooa73213/
Mabhat73211/
Maubay73176/
Mgabie73158/
Maybay73106/
Mabeea7393/
Maibaa7383/
Mhabat7362/
Maibha7334/
Maibah7333/
Maibai7327/
McGava7326/
Matbas7321/
Matbai7316/
McGabe7314/
Mabais7314/
Mgabho7313/
Masbas7313/
Matbay7312/
Mabach7312/
Masbat7311/
Mahbai7311/
Mabash7311/
Mngabi7311/
Mahbah7310/
M'Gabi739/
Maybah738/
Mabass736/
Maubha736/
Maibay736/
Mabuoa736/
Mgampa735/
Maibas735/
Mngoba735/
Mabaas735/
Mabhau734/
Mabahu734/
Mgavha734/
Maabai734/
Mabatt733/
Maubas733/
Machba733/
Maybat733/
Masbha733/
Mashba733/
Masbau733/
Masbai732/
Mngabe732/
Mghabi732/
Masbay732/
Maabas732/
Majbat732/
Mahbba731/
Maybaa731/
Maybai731/
M'Haba731/
Mabaid731/
Mabaud731/
Mghoba731/
Meabad731/
Maubau731/
Maabaa731/
Mabhad731/
Mabhah731/
Mabhap731/
Mabhas731/
Mabaay731/
Mabaih731/
Mabatz731/
M'Gawa731/
Maaaba731/
Maabah731/
Maabay731/
Majtba731/
Majbah731/
Majbai731/
Maiboa731/
Meabau731/
Mgaabe731/
Mhabas731/
Mhajba731/
Mabioa731/
Mabasp731/
Mabast731/
Maubai731/
Mathba731/
Mgheba731/
Mgouba731/
Mgabih731/
Mgajwa731/
Maboëa731/
Mabaiz731/
Mqgabi731/
Mmmaba731/
Maybaz731/
Maubat731/
Maibat731/
Maabat731/
Maybas730/
Mahbay730/
Mengabhai711/
Menghabai711/
Mabo6710,429/
Mava673,804/
Moba672,626/
Maibach671,851/
Maubach671,266/
Mashbat67944/
Masbait67799/
Maybach67362/
Mahabah67243/
Mahubay67134/
Mabhaih6793/
Maubeau6734/
Mmabhai6729/
Maiboha6728/
Masbach6722/
Mingabe6716/
Majbach6714/
Maiba'a6711/
Mahaiba6711/
Maibhai679/
Maasbah676/
Mahabba676/
Mengawa675/
Massbah675/
Hmasbah674/
Mghaber674/
Mahabai674/
McGaway673/
Meabhai673/
Mabajje673/
Mengabe673/
Maibhat672/
Mahabay672/
Mahauba672/
Mashbah672/
Mahbath672/
Mahabaj671/
Mahabha671/
Mahajba671/
Mahbaha671/
Maisbai671/
Mahybai671/
Maybash671/
Maybaux671/
Maubhai671/
M'Haiba671/
Mabhach671/
Mabhaij671/
Mabhash671/
McGowaa671/
Mingava671/
Mgashwa671/
Mghawat671/
Mhabhas671/
Menghabhai671/
Hmabach671/
McGahby671/
Masbahy671/
Mabhaai671/
Mabahas671/
Maabaat671/
Mahbhai671/
Mingabi671/
Mingabo671/
Measbah671/
Mabaije671/
Mabajhe671/
Mngabhi671/
Mabault671/
Mabhaut671/
McGabee670/
Mattbay670/
McGabey670/

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Footnotes

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