Maliba Surname

110,401st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Lesotho

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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Maliba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,1221:65,8467,761
Lesotho8621:2,358322
South Africa6421:84,38910,397
Tanzania4771:110,98910,694
Swaziland3281:3,958306
Uganda2821:138,43712,557
Kenya1301:355,23020,851
Cameroon1231:168,85418,087
Zambia791:200,63213,107
France611:1,088,897118,069
Zimbabwe381:406,26936,425
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Congo91:554,34412,633
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

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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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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malaiba92659/
Malibay92111/
Maleiba9288/
Malibas9249/
Malibai9242/
Malibea9221/
Malibah9220/
Mayliba9220/
Malibha9214/
Malibaa9211/
Malieba926/
Mahliba924/
Malibau924/
Malibat921/
Maliboa921/
Malitba921/
Malhiba921/
Maluiba921/
Maylibay867/
Mailibai864/
Mallibai864/
Malaibap864/
Maluibay862/
Malaibai861/
Maulibai861/
Mallibat861/
Malibais861/
Malibeau861/
Mallibay861/
Mallaiba861/
Maliwa839,815/
Malibe833,252/
Maleba832,878/
Maluba832,817/
Maliva831,214/
Malibo83578/
Moliba83400/
Malibi83119/
Meliba8353/
Maliby8324/
Malyba831/
Mallibhat8011/
Malibeaux809/
Maulibhai803/
Mahalibai801/
Mallibhai801/
Malivad7737,342/
Malubay778,450/
Malivay778,385/
Malieva77991/
Malivha77645/
Mahleba77284/
Malayba77258/
Malaibe77113/
Malisua7770/
Molibas7767/
Malibod7753/
Malibio7734/
Malueba7727/
Malubai7725/
Maliwai7725/
Malivai7724/
Maliwad7722/
Malliwa7721/
Mahluba7719/
Malivas7717/
Malihwa7713/
Maliewa7711/
Melibay779/
Malibee776/
Malebau776/
Mouliba776/
Malubah776/
Malibot776/
Maleaba776/
Malebai775/
Maliboy775/
Masliva774/
Maleeba774/
Malijua774/
Malaiva774/
Maleiva773/
Molisba773/
Mallibi773/
Mahliwa773/
Malibou773/
Malaibi773/
Mohliba773/
Malebea773/
Melibai772/
Maliway772/
Maluiva772/
Maliwah772/
Maleboa772/
Malibos772/
Mailibo772/
Maslibi772/
Malubha772/
Maeleba772/
Malaiwa772/
Mayliva771/
Maulibi771/
Mauliva771/
Malubaa771/
Malybay771/
Malivat771/
Malliva771/
Malibie771/
Malivah771/
Matleba771/
Maleuba771/
Malibes771/
Malibet771/
Malibhe771/
Malibhi771/
Malubea771/
Mayleba771/
Molibad771/
Melibea771/
Malibei771/
Motliba771/
Mauliby770/
Malibayova7514/
Majlisbhai7511/
Maylybay711,120/
Mallubai71275/
Mahaluba71136/
Maylieva71124/
Maulieva7137/
Mallieva7133/
Mallebay7127/
Mailybai7123/
Malaivay7114/
Malaibui7113/
Malisuea7112/
Malyboha7112/
Mahaleba719/
Mallivad718/
Maglieva717/
Mallijua716/
Malybash716/
Meylibay715/
Malivath715/
Mailieva714/
Malubhay714/
Mahlieva714/
Mallebad713/
Maalieva712/
Malliwah712/
Mahaliva711/
Malaivad711/
Mailibis711/
Mailibit711/
Maulibee711/
Maulibhi711/
Malivaad711/
Malivadh711/
Mallimpa711/
Malishva711/
Maulubah711/
M'Maliwa711/
Mahalibi711/
Mailaiva711/
Mailivas711/
Malagiua711/
Malimpay711/
Malebaha711/
Malaiwat711/
Malebo679,646/
Malewa674,427/
Malebe673,925/
Maleva671,999/
Moleba67518/
Moluba67282/
Molibo67249/
Moliwa67206/
Moliva67192/
Malebi67123/
Molibe6796/
Melibo6786/
Meleba6763/
Malevi6734/
Mályba6731/
Malubo6728/
Molibi6726/
Maleby6722/
Malivi6719/
Malive6715/
Malaivach679/
Maliwo677/
Meluba676/
Malivo673/
Maljva672/
Malyva672/
Mahalibeh672/
Malahieva672/
Maliveaux671/
Mallebeau671/
Malyby671/
Malywa671/
Mahalubha671/

Maliba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maliba in the Oriya language
ମାଲିବାmaliba-
Maliba in the Marathi language
मळीबाmaliba83.96
मलीबाmaliba8.46
माळीबाmaliba5.12
मालीबाmaliba1.11
मािलबाmailaba0.45
मािळबाmailaba0.22
मळीवाmaliva0.22
मळीरामmalirama0.22
मािणकmainaka0.22
Maliba in the Hindi language
मालीबाmaliba50
मलीबाmaliba50
Maliba in the Russian language
Малибаmaliba-

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