Shabangu Surname

7,079th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80,137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Shabangu Surname User-submission:

The surname Shabangu means 'he who robs'.

Shabangu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa64,6921:83771
Swaziland15,3091:8513
England901:619,09036,665
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Zambia81:1,981,24032,669
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Shabangu (31) may also be a first name.

Shabangu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Shabangu means 'he who robs'.

- majaheni

Shabangu Last Name Facts

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

Shabangu is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shabangu.

How Common Is The Last Name Shabangu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shabangu is the 7,079th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 90,939 people. The surname Shabangu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shabangu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Shabangu is also the 1,874,099th most numerous given name internationally. It is borne by 31 people.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 64,692 people, or 1 in 837. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Mpumalanga, where 46 percent are found, Gauteng, where 24 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 18 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Swaziland, where 19 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Shabangu Last Name Statistics demography

Shabangu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.64% less than the national average, earning R 150,564 per year.

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