Habiu Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Habiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Habiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
England11:55,718,059489,080

Habiu (155) may also be a first name.

Habiu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Habiu (Hindi: हबीबु) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Habiu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,460,878th most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Habiu live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Habiu is also the 738,219th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 155 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 3,690,474. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kano, where 48 percent are found, Sokoto, where 19 percent are found and Zamfara, where 10 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 16 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Habiou9171/
Haboiu9140/
Habihu9120/
Hasbiu9113/
Habiua919/
Habius912/
Haibiu911/
Abiu89189/
Chabiou8330/
Chaibiu832/
Habbiou832/
Hasbiju831/
Habioyu831/
Haboiui831/
Haiboiu831/
Chaboiu831/
Abiud801,140/
Abiou80128/
Abiju8096/
Abius8057/
Jabiu8050/
Abihu8041/
Abieu808/
Aboiu808/
Abiua808/
Hawiu808/
Abiut805/
Aabiu803/
Asbiu802/
Habyu802/
Gabiu801/
Abiue801/
Haviu801/
Chaiboiu7736/
Chaibiou774/
Chauboiu772/
Chaybiou771/
Abagiu73992/
Abioui73479/
Abihud73196/
Abiahu73138/
Gabiou7361/
Abiaou7328/
Abijou7327/
Habeau738/
Haboyu735/
Abhiou734/
Abihut733/
Haboju732/
Abihou732/
Eabius731/
Abieou731/
Eabiou731/
Gabiuh731/
Habeou731/
Habjou731/
Havhiu731/
Abiehu731/
Habehu731/
Abhiju731/
Abieyu731/
Habjut730/
Hawius730/
Chabeau67237/
Ebiu67214/
Aviu6757/
Abyu6730/
Awiu6718/
Abijaud6710/
Chabeou675/
Obiu674/
Abió672/
Abiú672/
Chanpiu671/
Abeijou671/
Abeihou671/
Abaijou671/
Abihoud671/
Jhabhyu671/
Chavius671/
Abuiush671/

Habiu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Habiu in the Hindi language
हबीबुhabibu-

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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 Habiu
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