Maluba Surname

155,544th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,817 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Maluba Surname Definition:

Maluba is a surname of the Lenje tribe, meaning: flowers.

Maluba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,5921:9,9561,154
DR Congo9101:81,1869,366
Philippines1171:865,28479,885
Tanzania691:767,27042,064
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
England11:55,718,059489,080
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Maluba (364) may also be a first name.

Maluba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Maluba is a surname of the Lenje tribe, meaning: flowers.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Maluba is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: flowers.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Maluba is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: flowers.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Maluba is a surname of the Lenje tribe, meaning: flowers.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Maluba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maluba (Hindi: मलुबा, Marathi: मळुबा) is most common in Zambia. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maluba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 155,544th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,586,988 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Maluba reside; 59 percent reside in Southern Africa and 59 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 456,229th most common forename world-wide. It is borne by 364 people.

The surname Maluba is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 1,592 people, or 1 in 9,956. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Central Province, where 21 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 19 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 32 percent reside and The Philippines, where 4 percent reside.

Maluba Last Name Statistics demography

Maluba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.05% less than the national average, earning R 52,152 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malubay928,450/
Matluba92383/
Malueba9227/
Malubai9225/
Mahluba9219/
Malubat9216/
Malouba9210/
Malubah926/
Majluba926/
Malubha922/
Malubaa921/
Maleuba921/
Malubea921/
Mgaluba921/
Maluiba921/
Mallubai86275/
Mahaluba86136/
Malubhai8661/
Matlubah8624/
Malubaya8621/
Malubhay864/
Malubaja862/
Maluibay862/
Maulubah861/
Maalouba861/
Majlouba861/
Mallouba861/
Maloubai861/
Maloba83135,185/
Maluwa8320,740/
Maliba834,210/
Malubi83451/
Maluva83296/
Moluba83282/
Malube8378/
Malubo8328/
Meluba836/
Mathlubah805/
Mallubaya803/
Mallubhai801/
Mahalubha801/
Molubah77677/
Mahlubi77361/
Malibay77111/
Matlubi7768/
Malobay7766/
Malaubi7759/
Malibai7742/
Maluway7740/
Maaloba7721/
Malibea7721/
Malibah7720/
Mayliba7720/
Molouba7719/
Melhuba7718/
Malloba7718/
Malibha7714/
Malibaa7711/
Mahlube779/
Mohluba778/
Malobai776/
Malumpa776/
Maloubi776/
Malieba776/
Mallubi775/
Malluva775/
Malobha775/
Maloube775/
Mahlubo774/
Mahliba774/
Mailoba774/
Maliuwa774/
Maluvas774/
Malouwa774/
Malooba774/
Malibau774/
Maaluva773/
Maluiva772/
Matluva772/
Matlube772/
Malaube772/
Maluwga772/
Mouluba772/
Maluwai772/
Maluwas772/
Malaubo771/
Maluboi771/
Molubaa771/
Malauwa771/
Maluwat771/
Malubit771/
Malubuy771/
Maloubo771/
Malouva771/
Motluba771/
Mmaloba771/
Melouba771/
Malhiba771/
Malhube771/
Malhuva771/
Malubie771/
Mahalubi7162/
Malumpha7138/
Matloubi7130/
Mathlubi7119/
Mallobha7116/
Maloubou717/
Masloubi715/
Majloubi714/
Mailibai714/
Mallibai714/
Mahaluwa714/
Malobeha714/
Melubhai713/
Molubhai712/
Mahalube712/
Mailouwa712/
Maulibai711/
Matlubeh711/
Mallobai711/
Mahlouby711/
Maulubhi711/
Mailobau711/
Mailuwai711/
Malauber711/
Mallibay711/
Malloubi711/
Malobhai711/
Mallouwa711/
Maloubie711/
Mailhoba711/
Mahloboa711/
Mahlaube711/
Maaloubi711/
Malobo672,946/
Melubo671,013/
Molubi67960/
Moloba67779/
Malobe67632/
Malibo67578/
Moliba67400/
Malobi67211/
Maluwo67188/
Moluwa6789/
Molube6771/
Maluve6755/
Meliba6753/
Maloby6718/
Malloobai678/
Maluvi674/
Maulibhai673/
Maluvo673/
Molubo673/
Mahalibai671/
Mallibhai671/
Mailouwai671/
Maluvy670/

Maluba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maluba in the Hindi language
मलुबाmaluba71.43
मालूबाmaluba14.29
मलूबाmaluba14.29
Maluba in the Marathi language
मळुबाmaluba42.25
मळूबाmaluba28.17
मालुबाmaluba11.27
माळुबाmaluba7.04
माळूबाmaluba4.23
मलुबाmaluba2.82
काळूबाkaluba1.41
मालूबाmaluba1.41

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