Couloubaly Surname

259,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Couloubaly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Couloubaly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal8171:17,845494
Mali6451:26,309898
Burkina Faso151:1,223,47311,207
France141:4,744,480251,814
Mauritania141:292,49012,957
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malta11:430,2723,380
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Couloubaly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Couloubaly (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻟﻴﺒﺎﻟﻲ) is found most frequently in Senegal. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Couloubaly click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Couloubaly? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 259,764th most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 4,816,620 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Couloubaly are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

The last name Couloubaly is most frequently occurring in Senegal, where it is borne by 817 people, or 1 in 17,845. In Senegal Couloubaly is mostly concentrated in: Kolda Region, where 55 percent are found, Kédougou Region, where 19 percent are found and Tambacounda Region, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Senegal Couloubaly exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Mali, where 43 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Couloubaly Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Couloubaly in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﻟﻴﺒﺎﻟﻲkwlybaly42.86
ﻛﻮﻟﻮﺑﺎﻟﻲkwlwbaly42.86
ﻛﻮﻟﻴﺒﺎﻟﻰkwlybaly14.29

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Footnotes

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