Kabiu Surname

545,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kabiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kabiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3741:123,47610,287
Nigeria1581:1,121,15746,146
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Kabiu (315) may also be a first name.

Kabiu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kabiu is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kabiu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 545,543rd most frequently held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 12,414,899 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Kabiu live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kabiu is also the 494,917th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 315 people.

It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 374 people, or 1 in 123,476. In Kenya Kabiu is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 34 percent live, Nakuru County, where 26 percent live and Muranga County, where 20 percent live. Beside Kenya Kabiu is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 27 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live.

Kabiu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kabieu9121/
Kabiou9117/
Kabiju915/
Kabihu914/
Kabiuh911/
Kaibiu911/
Cabiu801/
Kebiu801/
Kabyu801/
Kobiu801/
Kabuyu73381/
Kabeyu7337/
Kaboju7317/
Cabieu738/
Kabeju735/
Kabuju733/
Cabihu732/
Kobieu732/
Kabehu731/
Kobiou731/
Kabeyou67169/
Quabius6741/
Kaboyou6738/
Kaaboju6716/
Koubiou671/
Kabujju671/

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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 Kabiu
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