Kayabu Surname

282,448th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kayabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kayabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9631:54,9766,012
DR Congo2391:309,12027,984
Zambia1231:128,8619,635
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Japan161:7,990,26843,922
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Kayabu (102) may also be a first name.

Kayabu Last Name Facts

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

Kayabu is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kayabu? popularity and diffusion

Kayabu is the 282,448th most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,338,861 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kayabu live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 935,178th most widespread given name throughout the world, held by 102 people.

This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 963 people, or 1 in 54,976. In Tanzania Kayabu is most numerous in: Tabora Region, where 36 percent are found, Kigoma Region, where 28 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 19 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found and Zambia, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kayabou9240/
Kayabut9213/
Kayabuz921/
Khayabut869/
Koyabu831,190/
Kiyabu831,029/
Kayibu8334/
Kajabu8330/
Kaiabu8310/
Kaybou836/
Kayubu835/
Kaybud834/
Cayabu833/
Keyabu832/
Khaybu832/
Kayebu831/
Kuyabu831/
Kaiybu831/
Kiyabou7745/
Khaybus779/
Kayebou778/
Cayabou778/
Kiyabut775/
Kayubut774/
Kajabhu771/
Khayubu771/
Keyabou771/
Kayampu771/
Kayebeu771/
Koyabou771/
Cayabut771/
Kuyabou771/
Khaybut771/
Kayaboo771/
Kaibu73522/
Kuybu73166/
Kaubu7381/
Keabu7341/
Kyebu7327/
Kaebu7324/
Kouyabou71897/
Kayiebou7123/
Cahyabou719/
Khoyabut717/
Kuoyabou711/
Hcayabou711/
Khiyabut711/
Cgayabou711/
Koyabuth711/
Khuyabud711/
Khuyabut711/
Kaibou67992/
Kajubu67292/
Keabou67285/
Kajibu67112/
Kuyibu67103/
Kaibau6742/
Kaibut6740/
Kuybus6735/
Caybut6713/
Kaibui6710/
Khaibu6710/
Koiabu675/
Keybus674/
Koyebu674/
Kiyebu674/
Keabut673/
Kayivu672/
Kijabu672/
Koyobu671/
Keybou671/
Kujabu671/
Kayevu671/
Kahubu671/
Kajebu671/

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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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  • 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 Kayabu
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