Moabe Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Botswana

Moabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1121:72,8019,515
South Africa671:808,62254,680
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Niger151:1,279,46826,841
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Moabe (1,711) may also be a first name.

Moabe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moabe occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moabe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,076,574th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 31,684,982 people. The surname Moabe is primarily found in Africa, where 51 percent of Moabe reside; 49 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 49 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Moabe is also the 185,659th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 1,711 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 72,801. In Papua New Guinea Moabe is primarily found in: Milne Bay, where 90 percent reside, Madang, where 5 percent reside and National Capital District, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea Moabe occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 29 percent reside and Botswana, where 14 percent reside.

Moabe Last Name Statistics demography

Moabe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.05% less than the national average, earning R 83,064 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mohabe911,398/
Moabea9118/
Mouabe9114/
Moabed917/
Moaber917/
Moabie913/
Moabes911/
Moabet911/
Mohabbe83114/
Moabeed8370/
Mohabey8368/
Mouabep831/
Mouabet831/
Mohabeh831/
Moaibed831/
Mouabed831/
Moabi8013,556/
Maobe801,814/
Moave80391/
Moaba80249/
Moaby8078/
Moawe803/
Mohahabe7740/
Mohaibes778/
Mohabesh771/
Moahabie771/
Mahobe732,091/
Mouaba73279/
Mouabi73151/
Moampe7395/
Mohabi7386/
Maoube7361/
Moaibi7358/
Moabid7346/
Mohobe7337/
Muoabi7321/
Moabui7316/
Mohave7314/
Moaver7311/
Moavey737/
Moabis735/
Moaves734/
Mooave734/
Mohaby733/
Mooabi733/
Moyobe732/
Mohawe732/
Moaweh731/
Mouobe731/
Moaboa731/
Moasbi731/
Moasue731/
Moaveh731/
Moavei731/
Mgoabi731/
Moawue731/
Mouaby731/
Moeabi731/
Moawea731/
Moasby730/
Moeaby730/
Mohaibesh7116/
Moohabeer711/
Mouahbi67389/
Mohawes67358/
Mouabid67347/
Mohabbi67231/
Mouahba67206/
Mahoube6793/
Mahobej6725/
Moahabi6724/
Moampea6723/
Moyobie679/
Mouawie679/
Mahobhe677/
Maeobea677/
Mohabai676/
Mohobey674/
Moyiawe674/
Mohobee672/
Moavejh671/
Mohaved671/
Mohabiy671/
Mmouave671/
Maeabea671/
Maouber671/
Moyobei671/
Mojjabi671/
Mo'obie671/
Moahoue671/
Moavehd671/
Mohoube671/
Mohawej671/
Mohabii671/
Mouawea671/
Mohabhi671/
Mohaibi671/
Moohawe671/
Mohawer671/
Moaawed671/
Maobeth671/
Mohavey670/

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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 Moabe
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