Maliba Surname
Approximately 4,210 people bear this surname
Maliba Surname User-submission:
The surname Maliba originated in the southern part of Africa in a country called Lesotho. In Lesotho the word maliba is derived from a Sotho word mdiba, meaning 'water'. In those years people from a village in Lesotho used to go together to the river to fetch water, bathing and driving their livestock to drink water.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,122 | 1:65,846 | 7,761 |
| Lesotho | 862 | 1:2,358 | 322 |
| South Africa | 642 | 1:84,389 | 10,397 |
| Tanzania | 477 | 1:110,989 | 10,694 |
| Swaziland | 328 | 1:3,958 | 306 |
| Uganda | 282 | 1:138,437 | 12,557 |
| Kenya | 130 | 1:355,230 | 20,851 |
| Cameroon | 123 | 1:168,854 | 18,087 |
| Zambia | 79 | 1:200,632 | 13,107 |
| France | 61 | 1:1,088,897 | 118,069 |
| Zimbabwe | 38 | 1:406,269 | 36,425 |
| Poland | 26 | 1:1,461,875 | 85,446 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Congo | 9 | 1:554,344 | 12,633 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Maliba (560) may also be a first name.
Maliba Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Maliba originated in the southern part of Africa in a country called Lesotho. In Lesotho the word maliba is derived from a Sotho word mdiba, meaning 'water'. In those years people from a village in Lesotho used to go together to the river to fetch water, bathing and driving their livestock to drink water. That was an everyday routine until they named themselves as the Malibas for a surname.
Due to the changing of times, they migrated to all parts of southern Africa spreading the surname Maliba.
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Average Maliba Salary in
Canada
$42,308 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Maliba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maliba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maliba (Hindi: मालीबा, Marathi: मळीबा, Oriya: ମାଲିବା, Russian: Малиба) occurs most in The DR Congo. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maliba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 110,401st most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,731,009 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Maliba reside; 46 percent reside in Southern Africa and 46 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Maliba is also the 355,253rd most commonly used given name on earth, borne by 560 people.
The last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,122 people, or 1 in 65,846. Aside from The DR Congo this surname is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 20 percent are found and South Africa, where 15 percent are found.
Maliba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Maliba earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 35.5% less than the national average, earning R 153,276 per year and in Canada they earn 14.84% less than the national average, earning $42,308 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maliba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maliba in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଲିବା | maliba | - |
| Maliba in the Marathi language | ||
| मळीबा | maliba | 83.96 |
| मलीबा | maliba | 8.46 |
| माळीबा | maliba | 5.12 |
| मालीबा | maliba | 1.11 |
| मािलबा | mailaba | 0.45 |
| मािळबा | mailaba | 0.22 |
| मळीवा | maliva | 0.22 |
| मळीराम | malirama | 0.22 |
| मािणक | mainaka | 0.22 |
| Maliba in the Hindi language | ||
| मालीबा | maliba | 50 |
| मलीबा | maliba | 50 |
| Maliba in the Russian language | ||
| Малиба | maliba | - |
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