Dhahabu Surname

182,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Dhahabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhahabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,0041:26,4183,204
Kenya3231:142,97211,516
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Dhahabu (1,755) may also be a first name.

Dhahabu Last Name Facts

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

Dhahabu is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhahabu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dhahabu is the 182,229th most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,123,680 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dhahabu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 182,798th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 1,755 people.

Dhahabu is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,004 people, or 1 in 26,418. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Tanga Region, where 64 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Dhahabu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dhahabu last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dahabu9228/
Dahabou8616/
Dahaibu861/
Daabu83600/
Dhabu83423/
Dahbu832/
Dahabous8017/
Dahabouy801/
Da'abu7720/
Dhavau7717/
Daabou7712/
Dhaavu777/
Daabut774/
Dhabui774/
Dahbou773/
Dhabud772/
Dhabou771/
Dhabuj771/
Daabuu771/
Dhabhu771/
Dabu7310,767/
Daabouz7154/
Daabous7125/
Dahavou717/
Dahbous712/
Dhaibou711/
Dabou6714,098/
Daaboush671,679/
Dabus67740/
Dabut67703/
Daibu67512/
Dabup67471/
Davau67298/
Dabau67191/
Dahboush67158/
Dhavu67129/
Daavu67110/
Dabud67107/
Dabui6745/
Dhobu6727/
Dabeu6719/
Daubu6719/
Dabuy6718/
Dahvu6712/
Daybu6711/
Dabuu678/
Dabuh677/
Dhebu674/
Dabuj673/
Deabu672/
Daabouch672/
Dabuz672/
Dabhu671/
Dasbu671/
Ddhaibou671/
Tdabu671/
Daebu671/

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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 Dhahabu
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