Darabu Surname

553,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Darabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Darabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5171:102,40210,014
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India131:59,005,029552,550
France121:5,535,227269,324
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Darabu (80) may also be a first name.

Darabu Last Name Facts

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

Darabu (Hindi: दराबू, Marathi: दरबु) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Darabu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 553,576th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,651,989 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Darabu live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,075,395th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 80 people.

The surname Darabu is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 517 people, or 1 in 102,402. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dodoma Region, where 62 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 18 percent reside and Manyara Region, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Darabu occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Darabu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Darabu in the Marathi language
दरबुdarabu40
दरबूdarabu40
दारबुdarabu20
Darabu in the Hindi language
दराबूdarabu35.29
दरबुdarabu23.53
दरबूdarabu23.53
दारबुdarabu11.76
डरबुdarabu5.88

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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
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  • 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 Darabu
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