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 has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mgubu.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgubu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mgubu is the 4,908,606th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Mgubu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgubu reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Mgubu is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa Mgubu is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 50 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 13 percent reside and Free State, where 13 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname occurs 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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/
Mussbau671/

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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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