Malakabe Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Malakabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malakabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho951:21,3954,436
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Malakabe (18) may also be a first name.

Malakabe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malakabe occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Malakabe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malakabe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,894,523rd most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The last name Malakabe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malakabe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Malakabe is also the 2,608,198th most common given name on earth, borne by 18 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 21,395. In Lesotho Malakabe is primarily concentrated in: Mokhotlong District, where 24 percent live, Butha-Buthe District, where 22 percent live and Quthing District, where 21 percent live. Apart from Lesotho Malakabe occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malakabe
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