Janabu Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Janabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Janabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Janabu (785) may also be a first name.

Janabu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Janabu is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Janabu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Janabu is the 3,798,600th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Janabu occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Janabu are found; 85 percent are found in Central Africa and 85 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Janabu is also the 292,694th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 785 people.

The surname Janabu is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 903,003. In Cameroon Janabu is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside and Uganda, where 4 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Janabu
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