Idabu Surname
Approximately 571 people bear this surname
Idabu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 517 | 1:102,402 | 10,014 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
Idabu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Idabu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Idabu is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Idabu.
How Common Is The Last Name Idabu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 557,062nd most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,762,777 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Idabu reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Idabu is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 517 people, or 1 in 102,402. In Tanzania Idabu is most frequent in: Singida Region, where 54 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 41 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gidabu | 91 | 7 | / |
| Hidabu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Eidabu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Idabou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yidabu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jidaibu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Idawu | 80 | 240 | / |
| Idebu | 80 | 35 | / |
| Edabu | 80 | 32 | / |
| Idobu | 80 | 28 | / |
| Idavu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Udabu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Haidabou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ideabuzz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hedabu | 73 | 25 | / |
| Jidobu | 73 | 20 | / |
| Udeabu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gedabu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Idavau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Idowau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hidavu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Idawuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hidebu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Idoibu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yidaboush | 71 | 2 | / |
| Aidaboe | 67 | 50 | / |
| Hedabou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jdhabuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jidoobu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Idabu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis