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

The surname Mgaba is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgaba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mgaba is the 398,272nd most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 8,243,830 people. The surname Mgaba occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mgaba are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 632 people, or 1 in 85,724. In South Africa Mgaba is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 61 percent live, Western Cape, where 22 percent live and Gauteng, where 12 percent live. Besides South Africa it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 15 percent live and Tanzania, where 13 percent live.

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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