Mgobela Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mgobela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mgobela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania341:1,557,10647,112
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322

Mgobela (10) may also be a first name.

Mgobela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mgobela is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgobela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,843,861st most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. Mgobela is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgobela reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mgobela is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 1,557,106. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 26 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 26 percent are found and Katavi Region, where 12 percent are found. Besides Tanzania it exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 28 percent are found.

Mgobela Last Name Statistics demography

Mgobela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.11% less than the national average, earning R 56,772 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgoibela931/
Mngobela931/
Mobela92249/
Mgowela86777/
Mgobola86135/
Mgubela86103/
Mgabela8673/
Mgebela8618/
Mgobele867/
Moubela864/
Moobela862/
Muobela861/
Moibela861/
Mobelya861/
Mgovela861/
Mobelia861/
Mgobeli861/
Mgobelo861/
Mgabhela809/
Mgubhela802/
Mgabelai801/
Mkgabela801/
Moubeyla801/
Mgowella801/
Mabela777,823/
Mobila77334/
Movela77100/
Mobelo7737/
Màbela771/
Mobilia713,212/
Mobilya71113/
Mabelya7196/
Maabela7167/
Mabehla7145/
Mabelah7120/
Mabhela7114/
Mabetla7114/
Mabelea7113/
Maubela7111/
Mabelau7110/
Mgobile7110/
Mgawela719/
Movella718/
Mohbelo717/
Mompela716/
Mobeley716/
Moubila715/
Mobiola715/
Mobilha713/
Mgabeli713/
Mabelia713/
Moveela713/
Mosbila713/
Mobília713/
Mengovhela712/
Moubelo712/
Mgubelo712/
Movelau711/
Mabgela711/
Mgobilo711/
Mgubila711/
Mhovela711/
Mabelay711/
Mabeula711/
Mabiela711/
Mahbela711/
Mobaila711/
Mobitla711/
Mgubele711/
Mgabelo711/
Mhabela711/
Mgabala711/
Moibelo711/
Mobiglia67493/
Mabhehla6715/
Mahabela675/
Moumpela674/
Mhgobolo671/
Mathbela671/
Mashbela671/
Moubelou671/
Movellah671/

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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 Mgobela
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