Malabe Surname

266,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Malabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6701:79,0178,137
Ecuador3331:47,7654,633
United States811:4,474,802235,715
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Philippines621:1,632,875108,878
India461:16,675,334263,471
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Malabe (74) may also be a first name.

Malabe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malabe (Marathi: मलबे) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malabe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 266,766th most numerous surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,974,434 people. Malabe is mostly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Malabe are found; 46 percent are found in East Africa and 46 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Malabe is also the 1,125,792nd most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 74 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 670 people, or 1 in 79,017. In Tanzania Malabe is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 98 percent are found, Rukwa Region, where 1 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania it is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Ecuador, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Malabe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Malabe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Malabe last name grew 8,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Malabe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Malabe surname are 37.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.91% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Malabe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 12.03% less than the national average, earning R 209,040 per year and in United States they earn 18.25% less than the national average, earning $35,274 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matlabe921,914/
Mahlabe92935/
Malabed92752/
Malabeh92373/
Malaber92245/
Malabet92114/
Malaibe92113/
Malabey9278/
Malabie9272/
Maliabe9260/
Malyabe9232/
Mailabe9218/
Malabhe9215/
Malabei9213/
Malabes9210/
Malabee927/
Malabez924/
Malaube922/
Mallabe922/
Malhabe922/
Matlhabe861,227/
Malhaber86322/
Mallaber86279/
Mahlabeh8632/
Mahalabe8622/
Maslabey8618/
Mathlabe8617/
Malabett862/
Malyaabe862/
Maulabee861/
Maslabei861/
Malauber861/
Mailhabe861/
Mahlaube861/
Mallabee860/
Mallabey860/
Malave8368,229/
Malaba8311,102/
Malebe833,925/
Malabi831,051/
Malawe83875/
Malobe83632/
Molabe83458/
Malaby83340/
Melabe836/
Malabá831/
Maullabee80102/
Malahaber802/
Malaver7715,562/
Malgave772,146/
Mohlabe771,214/
Malaiba77659/
Mailawe77617/
Mahlawe77595/
Mallaby77564/
Malhabi77545/
Malavet77470/
Malawet77365/
Malabay77298/
Mallaba77294/
Maulabi77267/
Malayba77258/
Mgalawe77246/
Maulave77210/
Malawey77151/
Malabai77143/
Majlabi77136/
Malabis77125/
Malavez77124/
Motlabe7791/
Malaves7774/
Malawee7766/
Malaubi7759/
Mallobe7756/
Molabeh7747/
Mahlave7738/
Malavey7737/
Molabei7735/
Mahlebe7731/
Malabha7730/
Matlabi7728/
Malabiy7727/
Maliabi7727/
Malabid7725/
Mailebe7721/
Mahlabi7719/
Mailaba7718/
Mallawe7715/
Malabhi7715/
Mallave7713/
Malaveş7713/
Malaved7712/
Maliaba7711/
Mmalaba779/
Moulabe779/
Malhave777/
Malaweh777/
Mahlaby776/
Maalave776/
Malgawe776/
Maliawe776/
Maleaba776/
Malhaba776/
Mhalave775/
Maloube775/
Mailave775/
Mehlabe775/
Malampe774/
Mgalabi774/
Malawie774/
Malaboa774/
Molabee773/
Matlave773/
Malavie773/
Malaibi773/
Malaive773/
Malebhe773/
Malebea773/
Maulaba772/
Mallabi772/
Malavea772/
Malaaba772/
Malabio772/
Mailobe772/
Mhalaba772/
Malaveu772/
Malaoue771/
Maylave771/
Malyabi771/
Malauve771/
Malavee771/
Malavei771/
Maleabi771/
Malebee771/
Mmalave771/
Malaebi771/
Malahue771/
Mahlobe771/
Malobie771/
Malyaba771/
Mala'bi771/
Matlobe771/
Malebie771/
Malasve771/
Malabii771/
Melaabe771/
Maalaba771/
Malawej771/
Malabit771/
Malober770/
Malabhai71906/
Motlhabe71419/
Matlabuy71122/
Maulabhi7151/
Moulabee7126/
Malhaver7122/
Malaiwet7118/
Malaibui7113/
Mahalabh7113/
Mallabai7112/
Mahulawe7112/
Malavech7110/
Malaveey719/
Mahalabi719/
Maslabai718/
Malabhay717/
Mallabha715/
Mahalave715/
Malawech715/
Matlabai715/
Malobeha714/
Malaiwej714/
Mallaver713/
Mahalaby713/
Matlhabi713/
Malaveth712/
Malahoue712/
Malabuit712/
Matlhobe712/
Mahlabai712/
Matlhave712/
Malahabi711/
Malaibai711/
Malabith711/
Maulaabi711/
Maulabai711/
Maullabi711/
Maalavey711/
Mallavey711/
Mgallawe711/
Mhalgave711/
Moulabie711/
Mottlabe711/
Molabeer711/
Masliave711/
Mailaawe711/
Mailawie711/
Malabhoi711/
Malabist711/
Mahloobe711/
Mallaiba711/
Maloubie711/
Malyavej711/
Matlhawe711/
Malaawet711/
Mahlaaba711/
Mahlajwe711/
Mahlavie711/
Mahhlaba711/
Mothlabe711/
Malaivet711/
Malampey710/
Mollabey710/
Malayuer710/
Maloba67135,185/
Malavi6710,143/
Molaba675,702/
Malawi672,832/
Mailabhai672,812/
Malawa672,019/
Malava67991/
Malawy67606/
Malowe67498/
Molebe67463/
Malavé67380/
Molave67326/
Molabi67312/
Molobe67245/
Malove67232/
Malobi67211/
Malebi67123/
Melabi67105/
Mahalgave6758/
Melebe6748/
Malamp6727/
Maleby6722/
Maullabhi6719/
Maloby6718/
Malabaggi6711/
Malavè675/
Mahalgawe674/
Maslavets673/
Molawe673/
Melobe672/
Mahalabha671/
Maullabai671/
Maalgavee671/
Malyabhai671/
Malavy671/
Maliabhai671/
Malawé671/
Maalabhai671/
Malahvejs671/
Maláve671/
Málave671/
Masllobet671/
Matlhajwe671/
Mothlabey671/
Motlhabje671/
Meallawey671/
Malaweach671/
Malaiweet671/

Malabe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malabe in the Marathi language
मलबेmalabe58.82
मलाबेmalabe23.53
मालबेmalabe13.73
मळबेmalabe3.92

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Footnotes

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