Abubu Surname

340,053rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Abubu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abubu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6411:276,35415,672
DR Congo4041:182,87018,550
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Abubu (91) may also be a first name.

Abubu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abubu (Russian: Абубу) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Abubu.

How Common Is The Last Name Abubu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 340,053rd most frequent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,741,486 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Abubu live; 59 percent live in West Africa and 59 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abubu is also the 998,282nd most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 91 people.

The last name Abubu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 641 people, or 1 in 276,354. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 50 percent live, Delta, where 15 percent live and Lagos, where 6 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 37 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.

Abubu Last Name Statistics demography

Abubu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Habubu9152/
Abubut9120/
Abubus915/
Aabubu913/
Abuibu912/
Abubud911/
Gabubu911/
Abuubu911/
Abeubu911/
Aboubou831,494/
Abubudh834/
Ahabubu831/
Habuibu831/
Abgubau831/
Ebubu805,709/
Obubu80331/
Abobu804/
Avubu804/
Abuwu802/
Haboubou7771/
Aaboubou773/
Abiebu7335/
Ebuebu7322/
Abobuh738/
Ebubou738/
Awubau732/
Abuwuh731/
Obuebu731/
Awubou731/
Oboubou672/
Awoubou671/
Ebhubhu671/
Abouwou671/
Habibuh671/

Abubu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abubu in the Russian language
Абубуabubu-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abubu
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