Moba Surname

165,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Moba Surname Definition:

Moba is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: traditional brew.

Moba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,1221:65,8467,761
Zambia6531:24,2722,597
Ivory Coast1531:150,7927,039
India1351:5,681,966136,010
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Nigeria771:2,300,55577,632
Philippines751:1,349,84399,755
Cameroon701:296,70127,784
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Tanzania191:2,786,40149,097
Congo161:311,8189,139
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
England31:18,572,686338,250
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
France21:33,211,361423,184
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Moba (2,004) may also be a first name.

Moba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Moba is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: traditional brew.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Moba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moba (Hindi: मोबा, Marathi: मोबा, Oriya: େମାବା) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 165,022nd most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,775,151 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Moba live; 45 percent live in Central Africa and 45 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Moba is also the 168,829th most common first name in the world It is held by 2,004 people.

It is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,122 people, or 1 in 65,846. Aside from The DR Congo it is found in 52 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 25 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent reside.

Moba Last Name Statistics demography

Moba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.58% less than the national average, earning R 81,804 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moiba895,006/
Mobha893,257/
Mgoba892,270/
Moboa891,248/
Mobad89679/
Mobai89135/
Mobea89121/
Mouba89108/
Mobay89104/
Muoba89101/
Mooba8996/
Moeba8985/
Mobah8932/
Mobat8926/
Mobau8924/
Mobas8924/
Mobap8921/
Mosba8914/
Mmoba8913/
Mohba8913/
Moyba896/
Motba895/
Mhoba895/
Mobaa892/
Hmoba891/
Moîba891/
Mobga891/
Moibad801,715/
Mohuba801,703/
Moubha80505/
Mobach80392/
Moubah80390/
Mobaya80296/
Moibah80183/
Mousba8029/
Mosbat8027/
Mobaid8019/
Mouhba8019/
Moibai8013/
Mobhaj8013/
Mobhas8013/
Mobaah8010/
Mojboa807/
Mobhad807/
Mosbau805/
Mobayd805/
Mmuoba804/
Mobash804/
Mobhah804/
Mobhap804/
Mobast803/
Muobau803/
Mobhat802/
Moibat802/
Moibay802/
Moubay802/
Moubea802/
Moebai802/
Moobad801/
Moubga801/
Moibaa801/
Mosbai801/
Moubad801/
Mobaha801/
Moubai801/
Moubap801/
Mhouba801/
Mochba801/
Mobaih801/
Mobhay801/
Mobhoa801/
Mohbai801/
Mgouba801/
Mothba801/
Mosbha801/
Mobais801/
Motbay800/
Mosbay800/
Muba7515,874/
Maba7511,140/
Mowa759,216/
Meba755,603/
Mobe753,339/
Mova752,132/
Mobi751,955/
Mobo751,551/
Moby75458/
Mobé751/
Mobj751/
Mosbach73953/
Mousbah73394/
Mobasht73156/
Moobaya7362/
Moßbach7320/
Mobahat737/
Moubait735/
Moubaid734/
Mosbaha734/
Mosbaah734/
Moosbai733/
Moubayd733/
Moubaha732/
Moubaya732/
Mosbahe732/
Mouboha732/
Moujtba731/
Mobauch731/
Moisbah731/
Moubgai731/
Mousbaa731/
Mousbai731/
Mosbash731/
Mosbeau731/
Mosbhat731/
Mobhaph731/
Mobhaus731/
Mohsbah731/
Mosbaih731/
Moubath731/
Moubach730/
Mosbats730/
Mosby6710,685/
Mubai6710,673/
Mobio678,618/
Mabea675,473/
Maboa673,777/
Maeba672,119/
Muiba671,821/
Moibi671,745/
Maaba671,708/
Mosua671,590/
Mgobo671,315/
Mohbe671,177/
Mabai671,077/
Mavoa671,069/
Mabas671,057/
Mawoa67909/
Mgaba67884/
Mabah67879/
Mobie67871/
Mobou67783/
Monpa67743/
Musba67654/
Mobey67615/
Mauba67615/
Mabad67558/
Moobi67552/
Mobed67551/
Mhowa67523/
Mubea67436/
Mubah67430/
Mabau67374/
Moube67374/
Mmowa67350/
Mobee67302/
Mabha67272/
Mobit67248/
Mhobo67243/
Mguba67236/
Mgova67233/
Matba67227/
Mahba67181/
Mompa67178/
Moiwa67173/
Movad67173/
Mubau67172/
Mobei67169/
Mubas67162/
Mowah67156/
Mabay67137/
Mabap67111/
Mossbach67108/
Movea67108/
Mabat67103/
Mutba6797/
Moyua6796/
Masba6793/
Mebea6790/
Mouwa6788/
Movoa6787/
Mobuo6786/
Mobis6785/
Mubay6783/
Moowa6772/
Mmaba6765/
Mosbo6761/
Movha6755/
Mgobi6753/
Mober6753/
Mosbi6747/
Mebah6745/
Moïbi6745/
Mebai6744/
Mgobe6741/
Moway6740/
Moebi6740/
Mobod6739/
Moubi6737/
Moboh6736/
Moobe6735/
Mojbi6731/
Movat6730/
Mobhe6730/
Muuba6730/
Mowai6730/
Mosva6729/
Mebaa6728/
Mobid6727/
Mabaa6727/
Moosbach6727/
Mubha6722/
Mubad6721/
Moova6719/
Mubat6719/
Moboi6718/
Moboy6718/
Moiua6717/
Moybi6717/
Mmobi6716/
Mhova6715/
Mohva6714/
Motby6713/
Motbo6713/
Mhobe6712/
Muobe6712/
Meeba6712/
Mohbi6711/
Mebay6711/
Muhba6711/
Mabga6711/
Moiva6711/
Moebo6711/
Mooby6710/
Mohwa6710/
Mouva6710/
Moubo6710/
Movas679/
Mobes679/
Mobho679/
Moîbi679/
Movay678/
Mobyt678/
Moubouha678/
Moobo677/
Motva677/
Mobos676/
Muobo676/
Mmuba676/
Mabaz676/
Moibo676/
Mousbaha676/
Mubaz676/
Movaa675/
Mhaba675/
Moibe675/
Mobez675/
Mebha675/
Moboo675/
Mobeh675/
Moyva674/
Mosbe674/
Mobet674/
Mujba674/
Mehba674/
Moebe674/
Mobgo674/
Mowha674/
Muobi674/
Mobij673/
Movaj673/
Movah673/
Mouby673/
Hmeba673/
Mmeba673/
Mobih673/
Mobiz673/
Mobeu673/
Mobhi672/
Mhobi672/
Mowaj672/
Muyba672/
Mubaa672/
Mobii672/
Movai672/
Mowoa672/
Mobui672/
Moywa672/
Mouua671/
Mobot671/
Moussbah671/
Mabéa671/
Maïba671/
Mowea671/
Meuba671/
Muova671/
Mobadowa671/
Mohsbach671/
Motbi671/
Movau671/
Moïbe671/
Moobhead670/
Mousbach670/

Moba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moba in the Oriya language
େମାବାemaba-
Moba in the Marathi language
मोबाmoba-
Moba in the Hindi language
मोबाmoba97.37
मोबmoba2.63

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