Malabu Surname

823,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Malabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Nigeria1061:1,671,15861,739
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Lesotho291:70,0889,364
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Malabu (99) may also be a first name.

Malabu Last Name Facts

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

Malabu (Hindi: मलबू, Marathi: मलबू) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Malabu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Malabu is the 823,466th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 21,624,765 people. Malabu occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Malabu live; 35 percent live in Central Africa and 35 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Malabu is also the 951,070th most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 99 people.

The surname Malabu is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 636,893. Barring The DR Congo this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 31 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malabut92134/
Maliabu9277/
Malabou9254/
Maelabu9213/
Mailabu927/
Malaabu926/
Malabud925/
Mallabu924/
Malabus922/
Malabau922/
Matlabu922/
Mealabu921/
Matlabuy86122/
Malabous8663/
Maulabux8636/
Malaibui8613/
Malaibut868/
Malabeux864/
Malabout862/
Malabuit862/
Malhabou862/
Maeliabu862/
Maulaabu861/
Maelaabu861/
Malaabou861/
Mahlabgu861/
Malawu831,522/
Molabu83686/
Malavu83209/
Malebu83177/
Melabu83129/
Malobu8312/
Malahabou801/
Malawau77164/
Mailawu77111/
Malavou7741/
Malavau7723/
Molabux7716/
Malawou7716/
Mahlavu7715/
Mallavu779/
Malaavu777/
Malebau776/
Maliobu774/
Meelabu774/
Malampu773/
Melabou773/
Malaveu772/
Maliawu771/
Moliabu771/
Maliavu771/
Maalavu771/
Mailavu771/
Mahlebu771/
Moulabou71138/
Malavaud71106/
Malavaux7194/
Mollabux7182/
Maloubou717/
Mallampu715/
Mahlawgu713/
Malauvou711/
Maliawuh711/
Maliawau711/
Maliavou711/
Mailobau711/
Malahabuddh711/
Moulabux711/
Malovu67749/
Molebu6742/
Molobu6723/
Molawu671/
Molavu671/
Malowu671/
Mallavaux671/
Malaouhou671/

Malabu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malabu in the Hindi language
मलबूmalabu-
Malabu in the Marathi language
मलबूmalabu-

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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 Malabu
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