Coulibay Surname

406,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 861 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mali
Highest density in:
Mali

Coulibay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Coulibay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mali7101:23,900839
Ivory Coast991:233,0439,491
Burkina Faso341:539,7687,230
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
France41:16,605,680368,153
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117

Coulibay Last Name Facts

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

Coulibay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻟﻴﺒﺎﻟﻲ) is found most in Mali. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Coulibay? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 406,613th most frequently held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 8,464,049 people. The last name Coulibay occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Coulibay are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Mande Africa.

Coulibay is most numerous in Mali, where it is borne by 710 people, or 1 in 23,900. Aside from Mali this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 11 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 4 percent are found.

Coulibay Last Name Statistics demography

Coulibay earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coulibaiy9410/
Coulibajy942/
Coulibayi941/
Coulaibay941/
Couliba933/
Koulibay882/
Coulibey881/
Coylibay881/
Coliba86492/
Culiba861/
Calibay802,821/
Colivay80576/
Colibas8073/
Chuliba805/
Kulibay804/
Kolibay803/
Kouliba803/
Culibas802/
Colibat802/
Colibaș802/
Colliby801/
Coulibi801/
Colibad801/
Colibaş801/
Colibap800/
Kollibay7527/
Callibay753/
Calibaya752/
Chulibai751/
Colliway750/
Coleby711,093/
Caliba71777/
Koliba71775/
Coliva71182/
Kuliba71161/
Colibă71100/
Culyba7145/
Culiva717/
Zuliba716/
Coulebaud715/
Coliwa711/
Caliby710/
Colibe710/
Coleba710/
Colliva67493/
Calibat67352/
Kalibay67127/
Colivas67124/
Colesby6795/
Kolibaš6769/
Kolibaj6759/
Kolibač6757/
Calibas6756/
Caliway6756/
Kouleba6749/
Caliboy6749/
Collibault6746/
Chulyba6738/
Colibet6734/
Cosleba6725/
Calibey6721/
Coullebaud6718/
Coliber6716/
Choliva6715/
Kolibah6713/
Colibei6711/
Kotliba6710/
Calebay678/
Chuliva677/
Caliboa677/
Culieva675/
Chaliba675/
Calivay674/
Chuleba674/
Dcaliba674/
Kolebay672/
Ciuleba672/
Colieva672/
Colihua672/
Koulibi672/
Kolivay671/
Kulibai671/
Kholiba671/
Calibayova671/
Colivai671/
Collibe671/
Koliway671/
Kouliwa671/
Kulaiba671/
Zuleiba671/
Calibad671/
Calibai671/
Calibyo671/
Cuhleba671/
Culiwat671/
Coulebi671/
Colibio671/
Çalibay671/
Zulaiba671/
Koulibe671/
Colivat671/
Cutlibe670/
Kauliby670/
Colevay670/
Coleway670/

Coulibay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Coulibay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﻟﻴﺒﺎﻟﻲkwlybaly-

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