Moabi Surname

38,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Moabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa10,2651:5,278663
Botswana1,6441:1,33086
Lesotho1,4411:1,411123
Papua New Guinea1031:79,16210,424
Lebanon261:216,8118,749
Iran221:3,490,11599,764
England131:4,286,005132,302
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Moabi (3,606) may also be a first name.

Moabi Last Name Facts

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

Moabi is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Moabi.

How Common Is The Last Name Moabi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 38,799th most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 537,588 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Moabi live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 117,785th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 3,606 people.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 10,265 people, or 1 in 5,278. In South Africa Moabi is most prevalent in: North West, where 45 percent reside, Gauteng, where 25 percent reside and Free State, where 10 percent reside. Aside from South Africa Moabi is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 12 percent reside and Lesotho, where 11 percent reside.

Moabi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Sunni (95%) in Lebanon.

Moabi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.78% less than the national average, earning R 140,724 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mouabi91151/
Mohabi9186/
Moaibi9158/
Moabid9146/
Muoabi9121/
Moabui9116/
Moabis915/
Moabie913/
Mooabi913/
Moasbi911/
Mgoabi911/
Moeabi911/
Mouahbi83389/
Mouabid83347/
Mohabbi83231/
Moahabi8324/
Mohabai836/
Mohabiy831/
Mojjabi831/
Mohabii831/
Mohabhi831/
Mohaibi831/
Moaba80249/
Moabe80230/
Moaby8078/
Maobi8074/
Moawi8059/
Moavi8026/
Mohabhoi7748/
Mohabhai772/
Mohassbi771/
Moahabie771/
Mohabish771/
Mohabe731,398/
Mouaba73279/
Moampi7382/
Mahobi7341/
Mohobi7321/
Moabea7318/
Mohavi7317/
Mouabe7314/
Mojobi739/
Moabed737/
Moaber737/
Mohawi736/
Mohaby733/
Mouavi732/
Moaawi731/
Moyobi731/
Mmaobi731/
Moabes731/
Maeabi731/
Maoubi731/
Maobai731/
Moabet731/
Moaboa731/
Moaiwi731/
Moavei731/
Moawid731/
Moajwi731/
Mouaby731/
Moasby730/
Moeaby730/
Moijabhai7126/
Mouahba67206/
Mohoebi67194/
Mohabbe67114/
Moabeed6770/
Mohabey6768/
Mahoubi6724/
Mohavoi6720/
Moijhabhai6719/
Mouampi6711/
Mohavui6710/
Moyobie679/
Mahobiy679/
Mouawie679/
Maoubai676/
Mahoebi675/
Mohoubi673/
Mahaobi671/
Mahobhi671/
Meheabi671/
Mohavai671/
Mohajvi671/
Mahaubi671/
Maïgobi671/
Mouabep671/
Mouabet671/
Mouajui671/
Moyobei671/
Mohabeh671/
Mo'obie671/
Moaivay671/
Moawaia671/
Moaibed671/
Mouasui671/
Mouasvi671/
Mouabed671/
Mououbi671/
Mohaiwa671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moabi
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