Fabu Surname

677,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Hungary

Fabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Hungary1531:64,1596,643
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Fabú (1) are calculated separately.

Fabu (224) may also be a first name.

Fabu Last Name Facts

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

Fabu (Hindi: फबू) is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Fabú. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fabu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 677,464th most widely held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 16,562,604 people. The last name Fabu is mostly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Fabu are found; 42 percent are found in Southern Africa and 42 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Fabu is also the 601,629th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 224 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Other than Malawi this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 35 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.

Fabu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fabu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fabu surname expanded 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fabú921/
Fabus89304/
Fabou89292/
Fabuš89166/
Fabut8942/
Faibu8916/
Șfabu896/
Fabeu892/
Fabuh892/
Fabui891/
Feabu891/
Fahbu891/
Faabu891/
Fabud891/
Pfabu891/
Faibut80418/
Faubus80253/
Fabuľa80121/
Fajbuś8075/
Fabuss8031/
Faybus8017/
Fabutt8015/
Fajbus8012/
Faboux807/
Fabuis806/
Fabush802/
Faybut802/
Feabeu801/
Fa'abu801/
Fatbui801/
Vabu75451/
Fabó75269/
Fawu7527/
Fobu7522/
Febu757/
Favu756/
Faubush7348/
Fabouyi736/
Faybush734/
Fahabou731/
Faibush730/
Faubaut730/
Phabu67643/
Fobou67104/
Fabuľová6775/
Favus6737/
Faveu6735/
Febau6734/
Vaabu6725/
Fawou6717/
Fawau6716/
Fábus6713/
Föbus6712/
Fobeu6711/
Vabhu6711/
Faboe679/
Vahbu678/
Fobus676/
Fawui675/
Faibusch675/
Fobuh673/
Fawus673/
Faiwu672/
Favau672/
Febui672/
Fobuj671/
Favou671/
Vabeu671/
Fabuhaya671/
Veabu671/
Fabão671/
Feaboult671/
Fahhbush671/
Faboo671/
Fobui671/

Fabu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fabu in the Hindi language
फबूphabu-

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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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  • 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 Fabu
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