Waliba Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Waliba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waliba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Waliba (106) may also be a first name.

Waliba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waliba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻟﻴﺒﻪ, Marathi: वाळीबा) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waliba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,944,094th most frequent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname Waliba occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Waliba are found; 43 percent are found in West Africa and 41 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Waliba is also the 915,176th most prevalent forename worldwide It is held by 106 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Niger, where 100 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent are found and Uganda, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waliuba92209/
Walibai9236/
Wahliba923/
Walibaz921/
Walaiba921/
Walibhai8622/
Walibi83292/
Waluba83290/
Baliba83201/
Woliba8384/
Waleba8359/
Walibo8347/
Walibe8323/
Valiba838/
Weliba832/
Waleibaya802/
Balibay77710/
Balibai7747/
Walliby7728/
Valibai7721/
Valibay775/
Walimpa775/
Walaibe774/
Walluba774/
Baluiba774/
Walubah773/
Walubai772/
Waleeba772/
Waileba771/
Valibat771/
Walibee771/
Wallibo771/
Walibis771/
Walibou771/
Balibea771/
Waliboi771/
Walebad770/
Valibhai71183/
Balibhai715/
Valibhay712/
Valaibai711/
Wallyuba711/
Walyubha711/
Balibeau711/
Valibhas711/
Baleba671,013/
Walubo67806/
Balibi67702/
Baliva67650/
Weleba67382/
Balibo67279/
Woluba67197/
Boliba67151/
Balibe67102/
Valibe6788/
Walebo6763/
Balyba6740/
Valeba6731/
Welibo6728/
Valiva6719/
Vallibhai679/
Valuba675/
Ualiva674/
Valibi674/
Wolibo674/
Walebi673/
Waleby673/
Walebe672/
Woleba672/
Balaibhai671/
Vaisleiba671/
Woliva671/

Waliba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Waliba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﺍﻟﻴﺒﻪwalybh-
Waliba in the Marathi language
वाळीबाvaliba61.96
वालीबाvaliba36.96
बाळीबाbaliba1.09

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Waliba
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