Larabu Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Larabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Larabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria731:2,426,61380,686
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Larabu (51) may also be a first name.

Larabu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Larabu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Larabu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,185,341st most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. Larabu is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Larabu are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most common first name in the world, held by 51 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 2,426,613. In Nigeria Larabu is mostly concentrated in: Kebbi, where 73 percent live, Kaduna, where 11 percent live and Lagos, where 7 percent live. Not including Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Larabou925,244/
Larabut928/
Larabud924/
Larabui921/
Laraibu921/
Larrabu920/
Larrabou861/
Llarabou861/
Larobu83106/
Larawu8315/
Laravu832/
Laaraabou801/
Larauvu771/
Larebou771/
Laaroibu714/
Laroubou712/
Larompu622/
Leyravaud538/
Leyravoux533/

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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 Larabu
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