Malebwe Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Malebwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malebwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524

Malebwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malebwe is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malebwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malebwe reside; 46 percent reside in Southern Africa and 46 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania Malebwe is most prevalent in: Mwanza Region, where 90 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 31 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malabwe8631/
Malebue8628/
Malebwa864/
Malobwe862/
Malebve861/
Maleebwa801/
M'Malabwe751/
Malibwa71324/
Malebbi7165/
Malipwe719/
Malapwe711/
Molopwe5735/
Malabue571/
Malaibui5313/
Malipuej531/
Molebuaha501/

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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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  • 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 Malebwe
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