Ebu Surname

93,687th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,090 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Ebu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ebu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,3661:74,8705,362
Ghana1,0391:26,0063,108
Kenya5391:85,6777,804
Indonesia3761:351,72730,426
Uganda3611:108,14210,617
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Papua New Guinea921:88,62711,768
Turkey291:2,683,49781,313
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
India211:36,526,923420,161
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Taiwan181:1,302,4868,817
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Qatar61:393,00055,922
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Ebu (3,364) may also be a first name.

Ebu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ebu (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺏ, Hindi: ङेबू, Tibetan: ཨི་བུ་) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ebu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 93,687th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,431,738 people. The last name Ebu is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Ebu live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 122,956th most frequent given name globally It is held by 3,364 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,366 people, or 1 in 74,870. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 38 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 18 percent reside and Edo, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Ebu exists in 38 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 20 percent reside and Kenya, where 11 percent reside.

Ebu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Ebu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.58% less than the national average, earning $25,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ebuy861,776/
Ebou861,728/
Jebu861,615/
Ebus861,423/
Gebu86969/
Ebau86645/
Yebu86617/
Ebuh86584/
Ebuu86480/
Eibu86443/
Hebu86330/
Ebeu86196/
Ebui8691/
Iebu8665/
Eebu8652/
Ebut8618/
Ebgu8616/
Ebup8614/
Eabu8612/
Eubu8611/
Aebu867/
Ebud867/
Esbu864/
Ebux863/
Ebuz862/
Ebhu862/
Ehbu861/
Șebu861/
Oebu861/
Ebuj861/
Yebou752,810/
Ijebu751,574/
Ebouh75802/
Hebou75153/
Jebut75102/
Gebhu7571/
Jebus7567/
Eboud7554/
Jebau7549/
Jeebu7548/
Jeabu7535/
Oebeu7528/
Jebou7524/
Geebu7519/
Jebuh7518/
Gebou7512/
Ebout7512/
Yebui7512/
Hebus7511/
Haebu7510/
Eibau759/
Heubu758/
Eibut756/
Aebou754/
Ebous754/
Eybou754/
Gebuh753/
Jiebu753/
Hebhu753/
Eybus752/
Jebup752/
Eabou752/
Hebut752/
Ebouy752/
Ihebu752/
Ebutt752/
Gebuy752/
Eibou752/
Ebaus751/
Ebeud751/
Ebhau751/
Ebush751/
E'Bou751/
Ehbou751/
Eibus751/
Geybu751/
Aebhu751/
Eejbu751/
Echbu751/
Ehibu751/
Ebult751/
Yebuh751/
Jebuś751/
Hebau751/
Hebuś751/
Yebeu751/
Gebau751/
Esbou751/
Ebeuh751/
Ebuih751/
Ebusz751/
Ebouz751/
Gebgu751/
Jebui751/
Ebuue751/
Eabau751/
Ehbau751/
Jehbu751/
Jeubu751/
Jhebu751/
Iebhu751/
Iebuj751/
Abu67855,545/
Obu6710,828/
Ibu676,029/
Ewu672,846/
Evu67462/
Yebgou67316/
Heboud67177/
Heibou6761/
Jebaut6761/
Hebaus6760/
Hejbou6757/
Heubou6733/
Hiebou6726/
Eibout6716/
Ojiebu6714/
Ebouhe6711/
Ybu6711/
E'Boud6710/
Hebous6710/
Jbu678/
E'Bouh677/
Yebouh675/
Yebous675/
Esboud675/
Jetbut675/
Ebouyi674/
Ebauth674/
Ebouha673/
Hjeebu673/
Heybou672/
Ebauch672/
Ehibou672/
Jeubou672/
Hebouh672/
Jeabut672/
Hebout671/
Eabauh671/
Ehboud671/
Gebouh671/
Ijeibu671/
Ehiebu671/
Ejiebu671/
Jeibou671/
Hebaut671/
Heboup671/
Yebuch671/
Ebó671/
Ejbouh671/
Hebutt671/
Gehbau670/
Hesbus670/

Ebu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ebu in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺏab-
Ebu in the Tibetan language
ཨི་བུ་ibu-
Ebu in the Hindi language
ङेबूnebu-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ebu
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