Msabe Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Msabe Surname User-submission:

The Msabe surname means 'to be afraid of him or her' in Xhosa.

Msabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1641:1,080,13944,870
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Msabe (21) may also be a first name.

Msabe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Msabe surname means 'to be afraid of him or her' in Xhosa.

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Msabe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Msabe is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Msabe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,210,518th most frequently used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. The last name Msabe occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Msabe live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Msabe is also the 2,368,944th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 21 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 1,080,139. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 85 percent are found, Taraba, where 10 percent are found and Kogi, where 4 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Msabe exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 14 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Msabe Last Name Statistics demography

Msabe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.43% less than the national average, earning R 117,792 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msabhe917/
Mshabe914/
Msaber912/
Msabeh911/
M'Sabe911/
Msaabe911/
Mscabe911/
Mshabeh831/
Msabeeh831/
Msaibeh831/
Msabi801,778/
Msebe80455/
Msaba80247/
Mzabe80111/
Mjabe8013/
Msobe806/
Msawe803/
Mshabeer7723/
Msaibeeh772/
Msabeehh771/
McHabe7392/
Mshabi7323/
Msaave7316/
Msabaa7314/
Mshaba7312/
Mshebe7310/
Msabhi7310/
Mssawe735/
Mshawe734/
Msabih732/
Msabha732/
Mzaber732/
M'Sabi732/
Msauba731/
M'Saba731/
Msaawe731/
Mjaber731/
Mjabed731/
Msebei731/
Msabay731/
Msabit731/
McAbea730/
McAbey730/
McEabe730/
Mseibeh6712/
Mshabaa6710/
Mseiber678/
Mchabet677/
Msabhai674/
Mshaweh673/
Mshawet672/
Msaibaa671/
Mseibes671/
Msouber671/
M'Sabih671/
Mssabaa671/
Mdjaber671/
Mshobie671/
McAubey670/
McEaber670/

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