Chabu Surname
Approximately 16,851 people bear this surname
Chabu Surname Definition:
Chabu is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: port.
Chabu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 13,800 | 1:1,149 | 156 |
| DR Congo | 1,998 | 1:36,977 | 4,575 |
| Malaysia | 572 | 1:51,563 | 4,011 |
| India | 260 | 1:2,950,251 | 88,919 |
| Thailand | 67 | 1:1,054,304 | 158,943 |
| Brazil | 39 | 1:5,489,085 | 137,424 |
| Zimbabwe | 28 | 1:551,366 | 43,741 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Chabú (1) are calculated separately.
Chabu (2,349) may also be a first name.
Chabu Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chabu is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: port.
Chabu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chabu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chabu (Bengali: চাবু, Hindi: छबु, Marathi: छबु, Oriya: ଚାବୁ) is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Chabú. For other possible spellings of Chabu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chabu? popularity and diffusion
Chabu is the 31,671st most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 432,470 people. Chabu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Chabu reside; 82 percent reside in Southern Africa and 82 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chabu is also the 153,417th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 2,349 people.
This surname is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 13,800 people, or 1 in 1,149. In Zambia Chabu is primarily concentrated in: Luapula Province, where 42 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 27 percent live and Northern Province, where 13 percent live. Aside from Zambia this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 12 percent live and Malaysia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chabu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chabu in the Bengali language | ||
| চাবু | cabu | - |
| Chabu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚାବୁ | cabu | - |
| Chabu in the Hindi language | ||
| छबु | chabu | 59.46 |
| छबू | chabu | 20.27 |
| चाबू | cabu | 8.11 |
| छाबु | chabu | 5.41 |
| चबू | cabu | 2.7 |
| चबु | cabu | 2.7 |
| चबुआ | cabu'a | 1.35 |
| Chabu in the Marathi language | ||
| छबु | chabu | 49.17 |
| छबू | chabu | 32.57 |
| चाबू | cabu | 5.6 |
| चबु | cabu | 3.94 |
| चाबु | cabu | 3.94 |
| छाबू | chabu | 0.62 |
| छाबु | chabu | 0.41 |
| बाबू | babu | 0.21 |
| छबुं | chabum | 0.21 |
| चाभू | cabhu | 0.21 |
| बाबु | babu | 0.21 |
| घबू | ghabu | 0.21 |
| झाबु | jhabu | 0.21 |
| छबु़ | chabu | 0.21 |
| छ्बू | chbu | 0.21 |
| छब | chaba | 0.21 |
| चाब | caba | 0.21 |
| छ्बु | chbu | 0.21 |
| चाहू | cahu | 0.21 |
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