Habiibu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Habiibu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Habiibu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Habiibu (141) may also be a first name.

Habiibu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Habiibu is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Habiibu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Habiibu is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Habiibu live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Habiibu is also the 778,371st most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 141 people.

Habiibu is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kabarole District, where 33 percent live, Kampala District, where 33 percent live and Kyegegwa District, where 17 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Habiibou932/
Abiibu929/
Abiebu7735/
Abiewu62120/
Obiebu622/
Objibu621/
Obijiwu578/
Obiebou572/
Obiebgu571/
Ahwayievu504/

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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 Habiibu
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