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

Jawabu is most common in Kenya. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jawabu? popularity and diffusion

Jawabu is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. Jawabu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Jawabu live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Jawabu is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 52 people.

The surname Jawabu is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kwale County, where 90 percent live and Kilifi County, where 10 percent live. Other than Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 18 percent live and Tanzania, where 18 percent live.

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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