Malebe Surname

117,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,925 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Malebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,5281:15,3561,935
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Botswana881:24,8515,011
Papua New Guinea761:107,28614,507
Cameroon411:506,56340,818
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
England41:13,929,515290,718
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Malebe (168) may also be a first name.

Malebe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malebe is most common in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malebe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 117,329th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,856,700 people. Malebe occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Malebe are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 705,855th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 168 people.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 3,528 people, or 1 in 15,356. In South Africa it is most common in: Mpumalanga, where 39 percent are found, Gauteng, where 25 percent are found and Limpopo, where 23 percent are found. Not including South Africa it is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and Botswana, where 2 percent are found.

Malebe Last Name Statistics demography

Malebe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.8% less than the national average, earning R 159,696 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matlebe92408/
Mahlebe9231/
Mailebe9221/
Malebje929/
Malebhe923/
Malebea923/
Malebet922/
Malebee921/
Malebes921/
Malebez921/
Malebie921/
Maslebe921/
Matlhebe862/
Malibe833,252/
Maleba832,878/
Malabe831,465/
Maleve83881/
Malobe83632/
Molebe83463/
Malebi83123/
Melebe8348/
Malewe8343/
Maleby8322/
Maleeva777,993/
Mahlabe77935/
Malabeh77373/
Malaibe77113/
Malevez7799/
Maleiba7788/
Moulebe7785/
Malabey7778/
Malejwe7768/
Maliabe7760/
Mallobe7756/
Malyabe7732/
Malever7728/
Malibea7721/
Mailabe7718/
Malabei7713/
Motlebe7711/
Maleuwe778/
Malabee777/
Malevet777/
Malibee776/
Maleaba776/
Mohlebe776/
Malieba776/
Malebai775/
Melebeh775/
Maleeba774/
Maleewa772/
Mallabe772/
Maleboa772/
Malempe772/
Mailobe772/
Malhabe772/
Melebeu772/
Mallebi771/
Maleabi771/
Malaebi771/
Mauleve771/
Maalebi771/
Mahlobe771/
Maleves771/
Malebyi771/
Malibes771/
Malibet771/
Mayleba771/
Moleber771/
Meliebe771/
Malibei771/
Maleiwe771/
Malesby770/
Malleby770/
Mahlabeh7132/
Mallebay7127/
Mahalabe7122/
Malleeva7117/
Malleuve7114/
Mahaleba719/
Mahalebh714/
Moulebet714/
Maleevej714/
Malyaabe712/
Maulabee711/
Maulesby711/
Maulibee711/
Masleeve711/
Malevedh711/
Maaleeva711/
Malehoue711/
Mallevey711/
Malebaha711/
Mailhabe711/
Mmalejwe711/
Mohlebei711/
Mallabee710/
Mallabey710/
Maylever710/
Malehueh710/
Malewa674,427/
Maliba674,210/
Malabi671,051/
Moleba67518/
Molabe67458/
Malaby67340/
Molewe67250/
Molobe67245/
Malobi67211/
Molebi67200/
Malibi67119/
Maullabee67102/
Malevé67102/
Molibe6796/
Malevi6734/
Melibe6726/
Maliby6724/
Maleevich6718/
Maloby6718/
Malive6715/
Maliwe6711/
Malevy6710/
Meleby677/
Melabe676/
Moleve676/
Maleevech675/
Melebi674/
Malemp674/
Maleewech673/
Malewi672/
Melobe672/
Mahalibeh672/
Maslevets671/
Mailesver671/
Motleybey671/
Mailhebio671/
Malyby671/
Melybe671/
Malaiweet671/
Malyba671/
Moleby670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Malebe
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