Idabu Surname

557,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Idabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5171:102,40210,014
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571

Idabu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Idabu has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Idabu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Idabu is the 557,062nd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 12,762,777 people. The surname Idabu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Idabu are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Idabu is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 517 people, or 1 in 102,402. In Tanzania Idabu is most common in: Singida Region, where 54 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 41 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent live. Besides Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gidabu917/
Hidabu914/
Eidabu911/
Idabou911/
Yidabu911/
Jidaibu831/
Idawu80240/
Idebu8035/
Edabu8032/
Idobu8028/
Idavu803/
Udabu801/
Haidabou771/
Ideabuzz771/
Hedabu7325/
Jidobu7320/
Udeabu7310/
Gedabu737/
Idavau733/
Idowau732/
Hidavu732/
Idawuu731/
Hidebu731/
Idoibu731/
Yidaboush712/
Aidaboe6750/
Hedabou6710/
Jdhabuh671/
Jidoobu671/

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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 Idabu
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