Dalabu Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

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

Dalabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dalabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060

Dalabu (38) may also be a first name.

Dalabu Last Name Facts

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

Dalabu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dalabu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dalabu is the 3,602,217th most common surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Dalabu live; 37 percent live in West Africa and 37 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 38 people.

The surname Dalabu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria Dalabu is mostly found in: Sokoto, where 100 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent reside and Zambia, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dalabut922/
Dalabou921/
Daulabu921/
Dalabhu921/
Daliabou861/
Daulaabu861/
Dalabuch861/
Delabu8369/
Dalavu833/
Dalawu831/
Dahalabou801/
Daula'abu801/
Doolabu773/
Dalebou771/
Delaibau719/
Daloubou715/
Dalaboey711/
Delebu6762/
Dolobu674/
Doulahbou671/
Doulhabou671/
Douloubou5328/

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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 Dalabu
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