Libabu Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Libabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Libabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2371:194,85214,347
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Libabu (32) may also be a first name.

Libabu Last Name Facts

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

Libabu has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Libabu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Libabu is the 833,931st most common last name globally, borne by around 1 in 22,016,755 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Libabu are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 51 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most numerous given name throughout the world, borne by 32 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 237 people, or 1 in 194,852. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 43 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 29 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 26 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Libabu is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 27 percent are found and Scotland, where 1 percent are found.

Libabu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Libabau9210/
Libabou921/
Lubabu83373/
Libobu83157/
Lebabu83110/
Libebu8342/
Libawu834/
Libavu831/
Libebeu77117/
Libobou7761/
Laiwabu771/
Lubabau771/
Lebavu671/
Lubebu671/
Lewabut6230/
Leboubou5761/
Limpampu571/

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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 Libabu
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