Kababu Surname

585,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kababu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kababu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia4711:33,6523,412
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kababu (556) may also be a first name.

Kababu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kababu (Hindi: कबबु, Marathi: कबाबु) is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kababu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 585,091st most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 13,621,581 people. The surname Kababu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kababu live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kababu is also the 356,749th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 556 people.

The last name Kababu is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 471 people, or 1 in 33,652. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Western Province, where 91 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 4 percent reside and Central Province, where 2 percent reside. Not including Zambia it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kababou9298/
Kaibabu9227/
Kababuu923/
Kababuh921/
Kababeu921/
Kaybabu921/
Khababu921/
Kaybaabu868/
Kasbaabu861/
Kabhabhu861/
Kabobu83170/
Kebabu83118/
Kabebu8335/
Cababu833/
Kebabou773/
Kaboibu771/
Kabuibu771/
Kabobou771/
Kabeebu771/
Kababoo771/
Kabuibou711/
Kabampfu711/
Kebebu6725/
Kabovu675/
Kovobau62163/
Keyvabu6234/
Keivabu6221/
Gqabavu624/
Kebebeu624/
Cobabus623/
Koibavu621/
Kaboboe621/
Kampampu571/
Koubobou571/
Khampanpu5378/

Kababu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kababu in the Hindi language
कबबुkababu-
Kababu in the Marathi language
कबाबुkababu-

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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 Kababu
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