Mgabe Surname

414,602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 840 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mgabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mgabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4471:118,43811,330
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
South Africa641:846,52756,162
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mgabe (227) may also be a first name.

Mgabe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mgabe is most common in Tanzania. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgabe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 414,602nd most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 8,675,650 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgabe live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mgabe is also the 596,468th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 227 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 447 people, or 1 in 118,438. In Tanzania Mgabe is most frequent in: Dodoma Region, where 33 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 20 percent live and Iringa Region, where 19 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 37 percent live and South Africa, where 8 percent live.

Mgabe Last Name Statistics demography

Mgabe earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 13.92% more than the national average, earning R 270,708 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgabie91158/
McGabe9114/
Mngabe912/
Mgaabe911/
Mabe8927,100/
Mingabe8316/
Mghaber834/
Mengabe833/
McGabee830/
McGabey830/
Mhabe806,986/
Mabea805,473/
Mgawe805,116/
Mabey804,202/
Mabed803,403/
Mabee802,752/
Mabie802,418/
Mgabi801,809/
Maber80910/
Mgaba80884/
Maube80730/
Meabe80665/
Masbe80388/
Mabes80365/
Maibe80282/
Mabje80232/
Mgebe80197/
Maabe80195/
Maybe80188/
Mabeu80142/
Mmabe80140/
Mabei80112/
Mabhe8083/
Mabeh8058/
Mgave8048/
Mabep8044/
Mgobe8041/
Mabge8033/
Mabet8029/
Mabej803/
Mabez802/
Maïbe802/
Matbe801/
Mahbe801/
Mingabey772/
Mingabei771/
McGabhey770/
Mgabhi733,432/
Maybee731,915/
Meabed731,796/
Mahube731,095/
Maabed73949/
Mahabe73621/
Majber73477/
Mahbie73170/
Mayber7396/
Mabeea7393/
Maubet7391/
Maibee7370/
Maybey7367/
Maybie7345/
Maiber7343/
Maibes7340/
Mgampe7338/
Mahbeh7332/
Maubed7332/
Mauber7325/
Meabes7325/
Maibie7324/
Maybet7320/
Maubey7320/
Mmeabe7319/
Mabieh7318/
Mabher7318/
Maibet7317/
Maybeh7313/
Mngabi7311/
Mabije7311/
Matbee7310/
Maibed7310/
Mghebe7310/
Maabee739/
Mabheu739/
M'Gabi739/
Masber739/
Matber738/
M'Gawe738/
Mabeer738/
Maaber738/
Ma'abe737/
Masbey736/
Maibey736/
Mabesh735/
Mngobe735/
Maibei734/
Mabeyt734/
Mgabha734/
Mahbey733/
Maberh733/
Mabeuh733/
Mghabi732/
Masbee732/
Mghaba732/
Mgawer732/
Maibhe731/
Maybed731/
Matbes731/
Mathbe731/
M'Habe731/
Mabeed731/
Mabeit731/
Mabhee731/
Mgobhe731/
Mhabhe731/
Mhaibe731/
Maybes731/
Mashbe731/
Meabee731/
Mabeih731/
Mabihe731/
Maibeh731/
Maibeu731/
Meabet731/
Mhabee731/
Matbeh731/
Mabeid731/
Mgabih731/
Mgebhe731/
Mhaber731/
Mgabai731/
Maabie731/
Mabeis731/
Machbe731/
Mqgabi731/
Mngawe731/
Majbee731/
Meabey730/
Mabett730/
McGawe730/
McGave730/
McGassbee710/
Maba6711,140/
Mabi677,806/
Mobe673,339/
Mave672,279/
Maby67578/
Mahbieh6729/
Maubett6725/
Mahabhe6719/
Mengobe6717/
Mabojje6711/
Mauberh679/
Mengawe677/
Mahabeh677/
Mayberr676/
Mahabie676/
Mabé676/
Maibess674/
Maube'e674/
McGavie673/
Maibhee673/
Mahabbe673/
Mabajje673/
Mengave672/
McGavey672/
Mhaibes672/
Maiberh672/
Masberh672/
M'Aibes671/
MacHbhe671/
Mgaveer671/
McGahby671/
Mashsbe671/
Mahabes671/
Maybeht671/
Maybett671/
Mashber671/
Mabehet671/
Mabejje671/
Mabujje671/
Mahbeth671/
Mingabi671/
Mgabaya671/
Ma'abed671/
Maybees671/
Mabaije671/
Mabajhe671/
Mabheha671/
Mngabhi671/
Mabeerh671/
Mattbey670/
McGawey670/
Mashbee670/
MacHbee670/
McGebee670/
MacHber670/

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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 Mgabe
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