Mgqabela Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

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

Mgqabela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mgqabela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708

Mgqabela Last Name Facts

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

Mgqabela occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Mgqabela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgqabela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mgqabela is the 3,602,217th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgqabela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 1,805,923. In South Africa Mgqabela is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 97 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 3 percent reside.

Mgqabela Last Name Statistics demography

Mgqabela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.3% less than the national average, earning R 37,320 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgqobela8836/
Mgqabelo882/
Mkgabela881/
Mgqobhela827/
Mkabela801,535/
Mqebela806/
Mqabelo806/
Mqobela804/
Mqavela801/
Mqabeli801/
Mkhabela7538,936/
Mgqobele75182/
Mkaabela753/
Mkahbela753/
Mhkabela752/
Mkkabela751/
Mqoibela751/
Mgqobhele718/
Mk'habela714/
Mkahabela711/
Mkhabiela711/
Mgqobhola711/
Mkhhabela711/
Mkhabelai711/
Mkabala67123/
Mkabila67116/
Mkabele6745/
Mqobele6710/
Mkawela6710/
Mkobela677/
Mkabelo674/
Mkebela674/
Mcabele672/
Mqebelo671/
Mqabile671/
Mqobola671/
Mkavela671/
McAbely670/
McAvela670/

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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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  • 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 Mgqabela
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