Malibwa Surname
Approximately 324 people bear this surname
Malibwa Surname User-submission:
Malibwa is a Bantu form of the African surname Malibwa, which derived from the Jita word for 'cassava'.
Malibwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 261 | 1:202,841 | 17,276 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Malibwa (99) may also be a first name.
Malibwa Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Malibwa is a Bantu form of the African surname Malibwa, which derived from the Jita word for 'cassava'.
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Where Does The Last Name Malibwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malibwa has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Malibwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 846,108th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 22,492,426 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malibwa live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Malibwa is also the 951,070th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 99 people.
This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 261 people, or 1 in 202,841. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mara Region, where 61 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 28 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malubwa | 86 | 6 | / |
| Malebwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Malibua | 86 | 2 | / |
| Malibba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Malipwas | 80 | 41 | / |
| Maleebwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| M'Alaibua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malebwe | 71 | 26 | / |
| Molubwa | 71 | 25 | / |
| Malupwa | 71 | 12 | / |
| Malipwe | 71 | 9 | / |
| Malebua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melibua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malipua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malaibui | 67 | 13 | / |
| Malipuas | 67 | 10 | / |
| Malaibbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malebbi | 57 | 65 | / |
| Malebue | 57 | 28 | / |
| Malipuo | 57 | 4 | / |
| Malebve | 57 | 1 | / |
| Malevva | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mallipui | 53 | 2 | / |
| Malipuej | 53 | 1 | / |
| Maleevva | 53 | 1 | / |
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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
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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 Malibwa
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