Ishabu Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ishabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ishabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ishabu (9) may also be a first name.

Ishabu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ishabu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ishabu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ishabu reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 9 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kano, where 50 percent are found and Kogi, where 50 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Ishabu occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ishaibu9235/
Hishabu921/
Isabu911,463/
Hisahabu862/
Ishaaibu861/
Aishaibu861/
Ishawu83151/
Gisabu8382/
Hisabu8370/
Isabut8347/
Aisabu8336/
Isaibu8310/
Issabu8310/
Jisabu838/
Ushabu837/
Ichabu834/
Isiabu834/
Isaabu833/
Yisabu831/
Jichabu77132/
Issabou7794/
Aichabu7774/
Yishawu7753/
Ushaibu7710/
Ichaibu779/
Hissabu777/
Aitsabu774/
Isaabut773/
Issaabu772/
Gishavu771/
Aishebu771/
Ishuibu771/
Jishawu771/
Eshabau770/
Ichabut770/
Esabu731,244/
Isawu73221/
Isobu7340/
Isebu7310/
Isavu736/
Usabu733/
Izabu733/
Jsabu732/
Itchabou711/
Ichabouh711/
Aichabou711/
Yisawu6786/
Hesabu6763/
Izabou6756/
Echabu6755/
Isiawu6738/
Eshebu6712/
Eshobu6711/
Aichaibou676/
Esabut673/
Usabau673/
Isiobu673/
Esiabu673/
Ichobu672/
Usabuy672/
Gesabu671/
Essabu671/
Usabui671/
Hisawu671/
Isauwu671/
Ishowu671/
Issawu671/
Esabou671/
Isampu671/
Eisebu671/

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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 Ishabu
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