Mgobo Surname

291,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,315 people bear this surname

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

Mgobo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mgobo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1921:45,4515,808
Tanzania1151:460,36231,974
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mgobo (16) may also be a first name.

Mgobo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mgobo occurs most in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgobo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mgobo is the 291,033rd most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 5,541,860 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgobo are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mgobo is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name globally It is held by 16 people.

Mgobo is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,192 people, or 1 in 45,451. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 71 percent are found, Western Cape, where 14 percent are found and Gauteng, where 8 percent are found. Beside South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 9 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Mgobo Last Name Statistics demography

Mgobo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.61% less than the national average, earning R 141,144 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mngobo9122/
Mgobho9111/
Mcgobo911/
Mgoboz911/
Mobo891,551/
Mingobo8327/
Mkgoebo834/
Mgobhoz831/
Mgoba802,270/
Moboa801,248/
Mgubo80817/
Mobou80783/
Mgabo80690/
Mhobo80243/
Mobuo8086/
Mosbo8061/
Mobod8039/
Moboh8036/
Moboy8018/
Moboi8018/
Motbo8013/
Moubo8010/
Mobho809/
Moobo807/
Moibo806/
Muobo806/
Mobos806/
Mgowo805/
Moboo805/
Mobot801/
Mgebo801/
Moubou73200/
Moboup7319/
Mojboa737/
Mngoba735/
Mosboy735/
Mossbo735/
Mohboh733/
Mohubo733/
Mgompo732/
Mhobho732/
Muobot731/
Mghoba731/
Moibou731/
Moiboh731/
Moubuo731/
Moubod731/
Mosboi731/
Mosbou731/
Mhobou731/
Mobois731/
Mobosh731/
Mobouh731/
Mobhoa731/
Mohbou731/
Moobou731/
Mgouba731/
Muojbo731/
Mengoubou711/
Mabo6710,429/
Moba672,626/
Movo67162/
Mouboha672/
Mohyboh671/
Mngompo671/
Mohbhoy671/
Mgouwou671/
Mingabo671/
Mousboy671/
Moibosh671/
Mosboch670/
McGovoy670/

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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 Mgobo
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