Kabu Name Meaning, Origins & Popularity

64,662^nd

Most Common

name in the World

Approximately 9,221 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:

India

Highest density in:

Papua New Guinea

Kabu is a given name of the Lozi tribe, meaning: steenbok antelope.

Place	Gender	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
India	86%	6,137	1:197,960	20,598
Egypt	99%	1,063	1:86,454	4,119
Nigeria	67%	843	1:210,634	8,972
DR Congo	70%	363	1:203,382	8,920
Ghana	100%	225	1:119,939	4,817
Papua New Guinea	65%	182	1:44,793	4,340
Indonesia	-	139	1:1,855,854	97,231
Kenya	-	75	1:617,428	15,629
South Africa	86%	37	1:1,473,855	48,984
Cambodia	73%	30	1:542,444	11,182
Malaysia	84%	16	1:1,903,121	56,176
Nepal	50%	12	1:2,373,946	34,978
Solomon Islands	-	10	1:58,096	3,433
Zimbabwe	100%	10	1:1,542,382	46,134
United States	-	9	1:40,281,886	265,873
Philippines	100%	7	1:15,144,211	189,875
Zambia	-	7	1:2,264,971	21,963
Japan	-	6	1:21,331,010	46,700
England	100%	5	1:11,120,584	76,686
Tanzania	100%	5	1:10,557,664	41,958
Qatar	-	5	1:473,921	38,106
Afghanistan	75%	4	1:8,155,879	35,337
Bhutan	75%	4	1:206,232	3,492
Botswana	100%	4	1:546,112	13,807
United Arab Emirates	-	4	1:1,787,998	44,562
Uganda	67%	3	1:13,652,307	74,436
Georgia	100%	2	1:1,869,233	20,119
Russia	-	2	1:72,116,852	125,484
France	50%	2	1:33,235,170	58,100
Turkey	100%	1	1:77,801,709	91,051
Malawi	100%	1	1:17,112,310	24,110
Spain	-	1	1:46,529,965	35,592
Saudi Arabia	-	1	1:30,812,565	27,537
Pakistan	100%	1	1:194,357,680	303,535
Lesotho	100%	1	1:2,039,997	47,971
Canada	-	1	1:33,133,372	113,810
Brazil	-	1	1:214,236,154	864,335
Benin	-	1	1:10,575,843	90,010
Belgium	50%	1	1:11,490,041	43,727

The alternate forms: Kabú (1) are calculated separately.

Kabu (22,292) may also be a surname.

Kabu is a given name of the Lozi tribe, meaning: steenbok antelope.

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kabu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 6 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Forename	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
Kabú	92	1	/
Kabou	89	3,359	/
Kabui	89	1,787	/
Khabu	89	255	/
Kabuu	89	199	/
Kabhu	89	140	/
Kabau	89	102	/
Kaabu	89	94	/
Kaibu	89	57	/
Kgabu	89	55	/
Kabeu	89	32	/
Kabuy	89	28	/
Kabuh	89	12	/
Kaubu	89	12	/
Kabuj	89	10	/
Keabu	89	5	/
Kkabu	89	4	/
Kaybu	89	2	/
Hkabu	89	1	/
Kajbu	89	1	/
Khasbu	80	118	/
Kaabou	80	57	/
Kahabu	80	35	/
Khabou	80	20	/
Kaibou	80	19	/
Khabhu	80	11	/
Kaibus	80	7	/
Khaibu	80	7	/
Kaybhu	80	6	/
Kasbui	80	5	/
Kahsbu	80	5	/
Kaibeu	80	5	/
Kabudt	80	5	/
Keabou	80	4	/
Kaibuj	80	3	/
Kaibui	80	2	/
Kasbut	80	2	/
Khabau	80	2	/
Khahbu	80	1	/
Khabeu	80	1	/
Kkeabu	80	1	/
Kasbhu	80	1	/
Kaubau	80	1	/
Kaubui	80	1	/
Kausbu	80	1	/
Katbhu	80	1	/
Kaybou	80	1	/
Kahubu	80	1	/
Kaibau	80	1	/
Kaibud	80	1	/
Kahbhu	80	1	/
Kaitbu	80	1	/
Kaabau	80	1	/
Kabouh	80	1	/
Kabudh	80	1	/
Kabuhe	80	1	/
Kabuid	80	1	/
Kabuyt	80	1	/
Kabaut	80	1	/
Kabgou	80	1	/
Kabhud	80	1	/
Khaabu	80	1	/
Kabbua	80	1	/
Kobu	75	1,056	/
Kebu	75	384	/
Cabu	75	202	/
Qabu	75	13	/
Wkab	75	1	/
Khaibou	73	6	/
Khaitbu	73	4	/
Kaushbu	73	4	/
Kahabou	73	2	/
Khabuch	73	1	/
Khabudh	73	1	/
Khaibui	73	1	/
Khabhut	73	1	/
Khaybou	73	1	/
Khauhbu	73	1	/
Katbush	73	1	/
Kaybudd	73	1	/
Kahshbu	73	1	/
Kahabeu	73	1	/
Kabushh	73	1	/
Caibu	67	1,813	/
Kampu	67	1,533	/
Kaboo	67	446	/
Kobou	67	320	/
Cabus	67	104	/
Khobu	67	92	/
Casbu	67	61	/
Koebu	67	59	/
Kanpu	67	49	/
Khebu	67	37	/
Cabau	67	30	/
Kaboe	67	26	/
Kebau	67	25	/
Kebui	67	18	/
Cabou	67	17	/
Kobau	67	13	/
Keibu	67	12	/
Kebuh	67	12	/
Kebuy	67	9	/
Kebhu	67	9	/
Caubu	67	6	/
Qhabu	67	6	/
Koibu	67	5	/
Kobui	67	5	/
Kobhu	67	4	/
Kovau	67	4	/
Gqabu	67	4	/
Qabus	67	3	/
Kebeu	67	3	/
Kobeu	67	3	/
Kobuu	67	3	/
Khausbhu	67	3	/
Koubu	67	3	/
Keebu	67	2	/
Kobuh	67	2	/
Cabut	67	2	/
Qabau	67	2	/
Kgobu	67	2	/
Gcabu	67	2	/
Cabhu	67	1	/
Cabud	67	1	/
Cabuz	67	1	/
Ckebu	67	1	/
Qabou	67	1	/
Khabhush	67	1	/
Keybu	67	1	/
Khashbhu	67	1	/
Khashsbu	67	1	/
Kobuy	67	1	/
Kuobu	67	1	/
Kuibu	67	1	/
Kébou	67	1	/
Kawbb	67	1	/
Koawb	67	1	/
Kaiwb	67	1	/
Ka'ib	67	1	/

Transliteration	ICU Latin	Percentage of Incidence
Kabu in the Russian language
Кабу	kabu	-

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