Malebye Surname

113,503rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,076 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Malebye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malebye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,6981:14,6511,847
Botswana3531:6,1951,016
England141:3,979,861125,553
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Malebye (98) may also be a first name.

Malebye Last Name Facts

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

Malebye is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Malebye.

How Common Is The Last Name Malebye? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 113,503rd most widespread last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,787,916 people. The last name Malebye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Malebye live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Malebye is also the 956,749th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 98 people.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 3,698 people, or 1 in 14,651. In South Africa Malebye is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 62 percent reside, North West, where 23 percent reside and Limpopo, where 7 percent reside. Apart from South Africa Malebye occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 9 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Malebye Last Name Statistics demography

Malebye earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.31% less than the national average, earning R 215,508 per year.

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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 Malebye
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