Mkabe Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

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

Mkabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2111:256,76625,923
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Mkabe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkabe is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkabe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mkabe is the 1,101,507th most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. The surname Mkabe is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mkabe reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 211 people, or 1 in 256,766. In South Africa Mkabe is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 51 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 19 percent are found and Gauteng, where 16 percent are found. Barring South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 4 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Mkabe Last Name Statistics demography

Mkabe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.48% less than the national average, earning R 74,904 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkhabe9142/
Mkabee911/
McKabee832/
McKaber830/
Mkaba80317/
Mkobe80250/
Mkebe80197/
Mkabi80110/
Mqabe807/
Mkhaba73430/
Mkhebe7382/
McKaba7363/
McKave7329/
McGabe7314/
Mgcabe7314/
Mkhabi735/
Mhkobe734/
McAber733/
Mkabhi732/
Mqhabe732/
Mkhobe732/
M'Kabi731/
Mkabai731/
Mkhave731/
McAbey730/
McEabe730/
McAbie730/
McAbea730/
McKaby730/
McKeebe6712/
McAbeer678/
Mmkaave674/
McCabey672/
McCabes672/
McCabej672/
McCcabe671/
Mkeiber671/
Mqabehe671/
Mc'cabe671/
Mkabaya671/
McQuabe671/
McKebie671/
M'Khaba671/
McCaber671/
McKebey670/
McAubey670/
McCabet670/
McGabee670/
McGabey670/
McCabie670/

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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 Mkabe
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