Kabu Surname

24,264th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kabu Surname Definition:

Kabu is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: steenbok antelope.

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Kabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt6,6811:13,7611,646
DR Congo6,4371:11,4771,423
Ghana2,7711:9,7511,311
Indonesia1,6271:81,2848,601
Malawi1,0461:16,3662,570
Japan7101:180,0628,492
Nigeria6861:258,22614,856
India3161:2,427,42278,227
Papua New Guinea3111:26,2182,922
Kenya3081:149,93511,921
Turkey2621:297,02819,513
Solomon Islands2441:2,377215
Tanzania1711:309,60023,673
South Africa1281:423,26336,588
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
Malaysia741:398,57120,802
Botswana721:30,3746,067
Uganda631:619,67132,575
Zimbabwe461:335,61432,404
Nepal401:712,0245,177
Philippines301:3,374,607147,509
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Panama91:434,6958,518
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Zambia81:1,981,24032,669
England81:6,964,757184,742
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
France31:22,140,907385,998
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
China21:683,660,78330,601
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Kabu (9,221) may also be a first name.

Kabu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kabu is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: steenbok antelope.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

User-submitted Reference

Kabu is one of the many names given to a first male child amongst the Kabiawe clan of the Ga-Adangbe tribe of Ghana in West Africa. Kabu means 'big house'. The Ga-Adangbe tribe in modern times are settled on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea in the east of Ghana (Gold Coast), having emigrated from Nubia.

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Kabu Last Name Facts

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

Kabu (Arabic: كابو, Bengali: কাবু, Hindi: कबू, Marathi: काबु, Oriya: କାବୁ, Russian: Кабу, Tibetan: ཀ་བུ།) occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Kabu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kabu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 24,264th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 326,913 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Kabu are found; 30 percent are found in North Africa and 30 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 64,662nd most widespread given name in the world, borne by 9,221 people.

The last name is most widely held in Egypt, where it is held by 6,681 people, or 1 in 13,761. Other than Egypt this last name exists in 53 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent are found and Ghana, where 12 percent are found.

Kabu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Kabu earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 21.39% less than the national average, earning R 186,816 per year and in United States they earn 10.73% more than the national average, earning $47,781 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kabui898,033/
Kabou892,682/
Kabau891,544/
Kabuu891,029/
Kaibu89522/
Kabeu89327/
Khabu89310/
Kabuh89197/
Kaabu89148/
Kaubu8981/
Kabuy8963/
Kgabu8950/
Keabu8941/
Kabuß8935/
Kaebu8924/
Kabuj897/
Kabuś897/
Hkabu894/
Kabhu892/
Kahbu892/
Kabuď892/
Kabgu891/
Kaibou80992/
Kaboud80352/
Kabouh80347/
Kabuiz80301/
Keabou80285/
Khabou80272/
Kabout80112/
Kaabou8096/
Kabuss8044/
Kaibau8042/
Kaibut8040/
Kahabu8028/
Khabhu8020/
Kaibui8010/
Khaibu8010/
Kaybou806/
Kabouz804/
Kïabou804/
Kaybud804/
Keabut803/
Khaybu802/
Kabuch802/
Kabaus801/
Kabouy801/
Kaïbou801/
Kgabau801/
Khabuj801/
Khabuu801/
Kahubu801/
Kabuph801/
Kabusz801/
Kabouj801/
Kaabus801/
Kahbus801/
Khabud801/
Kasbau800/
Kobu754,529/
Kebu753,492/
Cabu75899/
Kõbu7535/
Qabu7514/
Kaibous73276/
Kaabous73182/
Kaboush73135/
Khaibut73115/
Kabusch73109/
Khabout7368/
Kaheebu7318/
Kabouth7317/
Khatbut7311/
Khaybus739/
Kahabou738/
Kaibeuh734/
Kabouha734/
Kabouhe732/
Kabujje732/
Kabuuyi732/
Keabouh731/
Khabouh731/
Khaibud731/
Kachbou731/
Kabuuha731/
Kabouyi731/
Kaaboud731/
Kaibouh731/
Khaybut731/
Cabus674,641/
Kaboo672,188/
Cabau671,394/
Cabut67951/
Kobou67926/
Kampu67699/
Cabuz67448/
Koebu67370/
Kebuh67356/
Cabui67344/
Khabouch67308/
Cabuy67301/
Kaboe67178/
Kachbout67140/
Cabou67138/
Kobau67138/
Khaboush67129/
Gqabu67125/
Kobuz6769/
Kebui6762/
Cabgu6759/
Koibu6752/
Kobuß6745/
Kaboň6743/
Kobuš6741/
Cabeu6736/
Kobuś6733/
Kebau6730/
Caubu6728/
Keibu6724/
Kanpu6723/
Kebhu6710/
Cabud6710/
Khabouth678/
Kaibouss678/
Kobeu678/
Khobu677/
Kahiebou677/
Kehbu677/
Koubu676/
Kuibu676/
Khebu675/
Quabu675/
Kobup674/
Kuobu674/
Kobui673/
Cabuh673/
Cabuj673/
Qabus672/
Gcabu672/
Caibu672/
Khaibuth672/
Kaibouch672/
Khabouss671/
Khashbud671/
Kabuhije671/
Kabusowa671/
Kahbouch671/
Kahboush671/
Kobuj671/
Koßbu671/
Qabou671/
Ceabu671/
Hkobu671/
Keebu671/

Kabu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kabu in the Bengali language
কাবুkabu-
Kabu in the Oriya language
କାବୁkabu94.49
କାବୁାଇଁkabua'im2.12
କବୁkabu2.12
ବାବୁbabu0.42
କାବୂkabu0.42
Kabu in the Hindi language
कबूkabu64.26
कबुkabu31.85
काबूkabu2.56
काबुkabu1.34
Kabu in the Tibetan language
ཀ་བུ།kabu60
དཀར་བུ།karbu20
ཀ་བུ་kabu20
Kabu in the Marathi language
काबुkabu45.99
काबूkabu28.69
कबुkabu18.57
कबूkabu6.33
Kabu in the Russian language
Кабуkabu-
Kabu in the Arabic language
كابوkabw-

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