Mgubu Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mgubu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mgubu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mgubu Last Name Facts

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

Mgubu is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mgubu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgubu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most widely held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Mgubu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgubu are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mgubu is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa Mgubu is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 50 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 13 percent reside and Free State, where 13 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 44 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.

Mgubu Last Name Statistics demography

Mgubu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.09% less than the national average, earning R 66,336 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Mngubu911/
Mgubau911/
Mubu891,829/
Mubau80172/
Muibu8078/
Mubuu8052/
Mubeu8042/
Mubuy8041/
Mubut8033/
Maubu8019/
Mubuh8018/
Mubhu8012/
Muubu807/
Mubui806/
Moubu805/
Mubus804/
Musbu803/
Mubud801/
Mubou801/
Muybu801/
Mmubu801/
Musbau735,179/
Mohubu73230/
Moubou73200/
Mubhau73174/
Meubus7355/
Mahubu7332/
Mubauh7319/
Muibau7319/
Mubahu7314/
Musbhu738/
Muibou732/
Meubou732/
Mubuth731/
Muboud731/
Musbou731/
Mubaus731/
Maubui731/
Meubeu731/
Mubuhe731/
Maubau731/
Musbeu731/
Moubui731/
Mengoubou711/
Mobu67667/
Muvu67169/
Muisbau676/
Mushbau671/
Mgouwou671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mgubu
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