Mobu Surname

495,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 667 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mobu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mobu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3131:173,09219,160
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Nigeria1261:1,405,89554,600
Cameroon321:649,03348,340
India231:33,350,669396,143
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Lesotho161:127,03512,091
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mobu (351) may also be a first name.

Mobu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mobu (Hindi: मोबू, Marathi: मोबु) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mobu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 495,028th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 10,925,856 people. The last name Mobu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Mobu reside; 49 percent reside in Southern Africa and 49 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 465,148th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 351 people.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 313 people, or 1 in 173,092. In South Africa Mobu is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 47 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 39 percent live and Free State, where 4 percent live. Apart from South Africa Mobu exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live and Nigeria, where 19 percent live.

Mobu Last Name Statistics demography

Mobu earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5.79% more than the national average, earning R 251,400 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mobou89783/
Mobus89340/
Mosbu89230/
Mobuh8954/
Moobu8940/
Mobut8940/
Mobup8931/
Mobud8927/
Mobau8924/
Moibu8919/
Moebu895/
Moubu895/
Mobhu893/
Mobeu893/
Mobui892/
Mobuu891/
Mohubu80230/
Moibut80224/
Moubou80200/
Motbut8082/
Moboup8019/
Mosbeu8014/
Mosbau805/
Muobau803/
Motbeu802/
Moobhu801/
Moubui801/
Mobuis801/
Moibou801/
Mobeus801/
Mosbou801/
Mhobou801/
Moobou801/
Mobouh801/
Mohbou801/
Moybut801/
Mosbuy800/
Mabu753,888/
Mubu751,829/
Mebu75781/
Movu75311/
Mowu75124/
Moheebu732/
Mobauch731/
Mobhaus731/
Mabui677,088/
Mabud675,764/
Möbus673,473/
Mabou672,509/
Mabus67893/
Maabu67558/
Mabau67374/
Mabut67374/
Mabuh67319/
Mowuu67227/
Mgabu67206/
Mubau67172/
Mabeu67142/
Mebeu67106/
Muibu6778/
Mabhu6766/
Moboe6757/
Mavou6757/
Matbu6755/
Mubuu6752/
Movuh6750/
Mubeu6742/
Mompu6741/
Mubuy6741/
Mubut6733/
Mahbu6731/
Monpu6729/
Mawou6728/
Maubu6719/
Mubuh6718/
Mgubu6716/
Mabuy6714/
Movou6713/
Mebuh6712/
Mubhu6712/
Mouwu679/
Maebu678/
Moubouha678/
Moubouyi677/
Muubu677/
Mubui676/
Möbuß675/
Moboo675/
Mubus674/
Mmabu674/
Musbu673/
Mmebu673/
Mebui673/
Mowou673/
Mhowu672/
Mhabu672/
Mgovu672/
Mabup671/
Mabuu671/
Mouvu671/
Mmowu671/
Moveu671/
Mabuz671/
Mubou671/
Mubud671/
Mousbhou671/
Mowuh671/
Muvou671/
Movau671/
Mebuy671/
Mmubu671/
Muybu671/
Masbu671/

Mobu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mobu in the Hindi language
मोबूmobu58.33
मोबुmobu41.67
Mobu in the Marathi language
मोबुmobu52.17
मोबूmobu47.83

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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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  • 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 Mobu
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