Gabiru Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gabiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gabiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

The alternate forms: Gabirú (2) are calculated separately.

Gabiru (71) may also be a first name.

Gabiru Last Name Facts

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

Gabiru is most common in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant: Gabirú. Click here for further possible spellings of Gabiru.

How Common Is The Last Name Gabiru? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,689,253rd most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Gabiru is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Gabiru reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 71 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Yobe, where 36 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 25 percent reside and Niger, where 17 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 19 percent reside and Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gabirú942/
Gabirou925/
Gabeiru921/
Gabairu921/
Abiru918,160/
Gabirout8622/
Gebiru834,993/
Abirou83490/
Habiru83193/
Abiruh83183/
Abairu8323/
Gobiru8310/
Aabiru8310/
Gaberu838/
Asbiru835/
Abioru833/
Aibiru833/
Abirru832/
Abirzu831/
Abirau831/
Gawiru831/
A'Biru831/
Abieru831/
Gabirault8063/
Habirou77236/
Gaberou7762/
Gobirou7737/
Aubairu7712/
Gaberud777/
Haibiru775/
Abhirup773/
Abiroud772/
Habairu771/
Abirrou771/
Abirout771/
A'Abiru771/
Abeirou771/
Aibirou771/
Abitrus771/
Gavieru771/
Gabirrault751/
Aberu7318,628/
Obiru732,707/
Aviru7321/
Abairrou715/
Aisbirou711/
Auboirou711/
Haibirou711/
Habirrou711/
Geberu674,677/
Goberu67350/
Obioru67331/
Auboiroux67189/
Aabirouch67170/
Aberut6762/
O'Biru679/
Aberou678/
Obieru674/
Abeeru674/
Aberhu674/
Gaveru673/
Abereu672/
Abergu671/
Auberu671/
Obijru671/
Obuiru671/
Abyrou671/
Obirru671/
Aberuz671/
Aberru671/
Gaithuiru671/
Ovairu671/
Abearu671/
Abirrouch671/
Ghavirouh671/

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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 Gabiru
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