Across the world, Malaba (Malaba 
) is quite a rare unisex first name. The given name Malaba is characteristic of Tanzania, where it is quite a rare boy's name, India, where it is a very rare epicene name, and South Africa. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in India, Tanzania, and Nigeria. More prevalently, Malaba is the last name as well as the forename.