Malebu Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

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

Malebu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malebu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa831:652,74348,091
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Malebu (162) may also be a first name.

Malebu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malebu (Russian: Малебу) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malebu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Malebu is the 1,286,243rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Malebu are found; 47 percent are found in Southern Africa and 47 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 720,105th most widespread first name globally, borne by 162 people.

The last name Malebu is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 652,743. In South Africa Malebu is mostly found in: Free State, where 40 percent live, North West, where 30 percent live and Gauteng, where 23 percent live. Aside from South Africa it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 38 percent live and Indonesia, where 13 percent live.

Malebu Last Name Statistics demography

Malebu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.13% less than the national average, earning R 56,736 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maslebu92133/
Malebou9217/
Malebau926/
Mahlebu921/
Maleebut869/
Malevu833,588/
Malewu831,337/
Malibu83636/
Malabu83337/
Molebu8342/
Malobu8312/
Maleebuth801/
Melebou77738/
Malibut77126/
Maliabu7777/
Mallibu7750/
Mahlewu7717/
Maelabu7713/
Melebuh7712/
Mailabu777/
Malaabu776/
Mallabu774/
Malibau774/
Maliobu774/
Malibou773/
Melebeu772/
Melebau772/
Malabau772/
Malevhu771/
Malewou771/
Malibud771/
Maliewu771/
Mallewu771/
Mealabu771/
Maleboe771/
Malibus771/
Malevaut7151/
Malaibui7113/
Moulebou719/
Malaibut718/
Mahalibu714/
Maeliabu712/
Malhabou712/
Maulaabu711/
Maelaabu711/
Mailobau711/
Malaabou711/
Meliebou711/
Molabu67686/
Melabu67129/
Maliwu6777/
Molobu6723/
Mallevaud6718/
Molibu6716/
Malivu678/
Malevault675/
Melibu672/
Molewu671/
Malahabou671/

Malebu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malebu in the Russian language
Малебуmalebu-

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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 Malebu
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