Maribe Surname

160,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Maribe Surname User-submission:

The Maribe surname is mostly found in Limpopo, South Africa, the people carrying it are mostly Pedi.

Clan names are used mostly in South Africa to emphasize the importance of surname, hence the ancient people used them to call each other, as it symbolizes respect.

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Maribe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,9181:28,2473,638
Botswana3251:6,7291,138
Lesotho3201:6,3521,330
Kenya441:1,049,54334,647
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
France121:5,535,227269,324
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
England41:13,929,515290,718
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Maribe (1,518) may also be a first name.

Maribe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Maribe surname is mostly found in Limpopo, South Africa, the people carrying it are mostly Pedi.

Clan names are used mostly in South Africa to emphasize the importance of surname, hence the ancient people used them to call each other, as it symbolizes respect.

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Maribe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maribe (Arabic: مريبه, Hindi: मरीबे) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maribe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maribe is the 160,614th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,685,168 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Maribe live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Maribe is also the 199,294th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,518 people.

This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,918 people, or 1 in 28,247. In South Africa Maribe is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 27 percent live, Free State, where 18 percent live and Limpopo, where 18 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 12 percent live and Lesotho, where 12 percent live.

Maribe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Maribe earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 30.55% less than the national average, earning R 165,036 per year and in United States they earn 2.37% more than the national average, earning $44,172 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mariebe9262/
Maraibe9218/
Maribet925/
Maribie925/
Maribei924/
Mariber924/
Maribea922/
Maribeh921/
Mmaribe921/
Maharibe8624/
Mauriber8612/
Maribett866/
Maribesh866/
Mariebee861/
Marribet861/
Mairisbe861/
Moribe834,774/
Mariba834,609/
Marube833,858/
Meribe83781/
Maribi83594/
Marebe83169/
Marive8337/
Mariwe833/
Marybe831/
Mariby831/
Maribha77574/
Moriber7778/
Mmeribe7777/
Marrube7775/
Marivet7775/
Mahribi7743/
Maribis7743/
Meribea7722/
Maribai7717/
Mareibi7713/
Maribay7713/
Mereibe7711/
Marivei779/
Motribe779/
Mareiba778/
Maraibi777/
Marieba775/
Matribi775/
Masribi774/
Meribeh774/
Marriba773/
Maribaa773/
Mairiba773/
Marhiba773/
Marivey772/
Mauribi772/
Maraiba772/
Marives772/
Marivie772/
Maribit772/
Maurive772/
Marebet771/
Marybet771/
Marimpe771/
Mhariba771/
Merhibe771/
Margive771/
Merribe771/
Meriebe771/
Maruibi771/
Marzive771/
Mauriba771/
M'Aribi771/
Marebei771/
Mairebe771/
Meribee771/
Maaribi771/
Moraibe771/
Maurube771/
Marihue770/
Marhieva7135/
Matribai7121/
Marribai7117/
Maribaya7110/
Moutribe715/
Mayrieva714/
Marisbai714/
Mmereibe714/
Maribish714/
Marribaa713/
Marribay713/
Mauribio712/
Marissue712/
Masribai711/
Mariebai711/
Moriobhe711/
Masriver711/
Moriba679,808/
Mariwa672,137/
Marewa67815/
Mareba67387/
Mariva67364/
Mareve67172/
Marevi6772/
Maitriwet6772/
Marubi6746/
Mariwi6743/
Marewe6742/
Mahariver6735/
Marivi6734/
Morebe6726/
Morube6715/
Merebe6713/
Moribi6713/
Morive679/
Marebi679/
Marewi678/
Marribitt673/
Mariwy673/
Meribi672/
Maryvi671/
Maryba671/
Maruby671/
Marivy671/
Mariví671/
Mehribieh671/
Merube671/
Meribé671/
Marevy670/

Maribe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maribe in the Hindi language
मरीबेmaribe-
Maribe in the Arabic language
مريبهmrybh-

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