Habibu Surname

4,240th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132,619 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Habibu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Habibu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria108,9581:1,626211
Tanzania21,9371:2,413322
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Uganda4531:86,1799,062
Indonesia3241:408,17734,513
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
India131:59,005,029552,550
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
England51:11,143,612252,590
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Habibu (161,328) may also be a first name.

Habibu Last Name Facts

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

Habibu (Hindi: हबीबु, Marathi: हबीबु, Oriya: ହବିବୁ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Habibu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,240th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 54,951 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Habibu live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Habibu is also the 6,522nd most common first name on earth, held by 161,328 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 108,958 people, or 1 in 1,626. In Nigeria Habibu is most numerous in: Kano, where 21 percent live, Kaduna, where 15 percent live and Katsina, where 13 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 17 percent live and Ghana, where 0 percent live.

Habibu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Habibu surname is principally Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Habibou9229,823/
Haibibu9210/
Khabibu928/
Haabibu927/
Habibau925/
Hhabibu922/
Habibus921/
Habibux921/
Habuibu921/
Habitbu921/
Hjabibu921/
Habibuh921/
Habhibu921/
Habaibu921/
Abibu916,638/
Habibuha86214/
Chabibou8610/
Haabibou864/
Habibouy864/
Hjabibou863/
Haibibou861/
Khabibou861/
Habibhou861/
Habibouj861/
Ahabibou861/
Abibou833,184/
Abiebu8335/
Habebu8319/
Ahbibu836/
Abibus833/
Hebibu833/
Abuibu832/
Aubibu832/
Gabibu832/
Jabibu832/
Abhibu832/
Havibu831/
Abibuy831/
Abiobu831/
Abibui831/
Habiboe77255/
Habeebu77117/
Aabibou7731/
Ahbibou7724/
Abaibou7720/
Aboibou7711/
Abhaibu774/
Gabibou772/
Abeibou771/
Khobibu771/
Abhibhu771/
Abibush771/
Hãbibou771/
Abebu7334,156/
Abiwu732,312/
Ebibu732/
Abybu731/
Obibu731/
Aabaibou711/
Habebush711/
Aabibouch67136/
Abiewu67120/
Abeebu6723/
Obiobu6717/
Abebeu6716/
Abebou679/
Aebebu674/
Ahuibu674/
Obiebu672/
Ebibau671/
Abeabu671/
Chaiuibou671/
Abeubu671/
Abebau671/
Aboybu671/

Habibu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Habibu in the Oriya language
ହବିବୁhabibu-
Habibu in the Hindi language
हबीबुhabibu80.93
हबीबूhabibu16.74
हबिबुhabibu0.93
हबीबुनhabibuna0.93
हबीबाुhabibau0.47
Habibu in the Marathi language
हबीबुhabibu70.77
हबीबूhabibu12.31
हिबबुhibabu7.69
हाबीबुhabibu4.62
हिबबूhibabu3.08
हबीबुरhabibura1.54

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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 Habibu
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