Coulibaly Surname

264th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,031,061 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mali
Highest density in:
Mali

Coulibaly Surname User-submission:

Coulibaly (also spelled Kulibali) is one of the most widespread and historically significant surnames of Bambara origin in Mali and Ivory Coast. The etymology is rooted in a foundation legend of the Bambara Empire of Ségou. It derives from the Bambara phrase Kulun-bali, meaning 'One without a boat' or 'He who has no canoe.

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Coulibaly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mali1,206,5391:142
Ivory Coast612,4701:388
Burkina Faso139,7441:13116
Senegal35,9121:40672
Mauritania13,8381:29639
France8,0011:8,302718
Spain2,6361:17,7361,989
Ghana2,4251:11,1431,489
Togo2,3101:3,138456
Morocco1,7721:19,4563,003
Gabon1,2121:1,559261
United States1,1321:320,19329,205
Chad4811:28,2583,335
Guinea3581:33,055549
Canada2771:133,01713,807
Congo2691:18,5472,197
Benin2161:47,8506,056
England2011:277,20421,667
Niger1771:108,4294,354
Belgium1621:70,96711,334
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Germany911:884,67563,174
Kenya811:570,12227,144
Italy661:926,61667,608
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Tunisia351:17,4462,801
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Equatorial Guinea251:45,427166
India231:33,350,669396,143
China211:65,110,5513,537
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Liberia181:244,91915,115
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Libya91:693,7751,982
Haiti91:1,187,10112,579
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Wales91:343,83718,086
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Coulibaly (68,584) may also be a first name.

Coulibaly Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Coulibaly (also spelled Kulibali) is one of the most widespread and historically significant surnames of Bambara origin in Mali and Ivory Coast. The etymology is rooted in a foundation legend of the Bambara Empire of Ségou. It derives from the Bambara phrase Kulun-bali, meaning 'One without a boat' or 'He who has no canoe.' According to oral tradition, the founding ancestor was unable to cross the Niger River because he lacked a boat, but was ferried across on the back of a giant catfish. Consequently, the catfish is the totem of the Coulibaly clan, and members are traditionally forbidden from eating it. The name represents the ruling dynasty of the Bambara Kingdom (1712–1861).

- jakep2

Coulibaly Last Name Facts

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

Coulibaly (Arabic: كوليبالي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻟﻴﺒﺎﻟﻲ) occurs in Mali more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Coulibaly? popularity and diffusion

The surname Coulibaly is the 264th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,588 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Coulibaly are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Mande Africa. It is also the 14,106th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 68,584 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Mali, where it is held by 1,206,539 people, or 1 in 14. Besides Mali Coulibaly occurs in 95 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 30 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 7 percent reside.

Coulibaly Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Coulibaly are 40.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Coulibaly earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 22.23% less than the national average, earning $33,558 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.34% less than the national average, earning $35,601 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Coulibaly Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Coulibaly in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﻟﻴﺒﺎﻟﻲkwlybaly80.34
ﻛﻮﻟﺒﺎﻟﻲkwlbaly8.11
ﻛﻮﻟﻴﺒﺎﻟﻰkwlybaly7.79
ﻛﻮﻟﺒﺎﻟﻰkwlbaly1.33
ﻛﻮﻟﻮﺑﺎﻟﻲkwlwbaly0.6
ﻛﻠﺒﺎﻟﻲklbaly0.47
ﻛﻠﻴﺒﺎﻟﻲklybaly0.35
ﻛﻮﻟﺒﻴﺎﻟﻲkwlbyaly0.13
ﻛﻮﻟﺒﺎﻝkwlbal0.09
ﻛﻠﺒﺎﻟﻰklbaly0.09
ﻛﻮﻟﻮﺑﺎﻟﻰkwlwbaly0.06
ﻛﻠﻴﺒﺎﻟﻰklybaly0.06
ﻛﻠﻮﺑﺎﻟﻲklwbaly0.06
ﻛﻮﻟﻴﺒﺎﺑﻰkwlybaby0.06
ﻛﻮﻟﻴﺒﻠﻲkwlybly0.06
ﻛﻮﻟﻴﻴﺎﻟﻰkwlyyaly0.03
ﻛﻮﻟﻴﻨﺎﻟﻲkwlynaly0.03
ﻛﻮﺭﻳﺒﺎﻟﻲkwrybaly0.03
ﻛﻮﻟﺒﻠﻰkwlbly0.03
ﻛﻮﻟﻴﻠﻲkwlyly0.03
ﻛﻮﺭﺑﺎﻟﻲkwrbaly0.03
ﻛﻠﻮﺑﺎﻟﻰklwbaly0.03
ﻛﻮﻟﻴﻴﺎﻟﻲkwlyyaly0.03
ﻛﻮﻟﻴﺒﺒﺎﻟﻲkwlybbaly0.03
Coulibaly in the Arabic language
كوليباليkwlybaly-

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