Jawabu Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Jawabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jawabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Jawabu (52) may also be a first name.

Jawabu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jawabu is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jawabu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,206,983rd most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Jawabu is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Jawabu live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 52 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Jawabu is most prevalent in: Kwale County, where 90 percent are found and Kilifi County, where 10 percent are found. Not including Kenya it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 18 percent are found and Tanzania, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djawabou861/
Sawabu831,388/
Jababu83289/
Javabu8327/
Zawabu8321/
Jowabu831/
Javaabu7714/
Javabhu771/
Jowaybu771/
Sawaibu771/
Jaibabu771/
Jaibaabu7121/
Saiwaibu712/
Zawaibou712/
Jabavu67875/
Zababu6755/
Yowabu6729/
Yababu675/
Yavabu671/

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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 Jawabu
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