Naabu Surname

421,746th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 822 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Naabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5351:331,10818,084
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Naabu (288) may also be a first name.

Naabu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Naabu (Marathi: नाबू) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Naabu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 421,746th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 8,865,628 people. The last name Naabu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Naabu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 520,883rd most frequent first name internationally, borne by 288 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 535 people, or 1 in 331,108. In Nigeria Naabu is primarily concentrated in: Sokoto, where 74 percent reside, Zamfara, where 19 percent reside and Niger, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 34 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naabus91193/
Nahabu9147/
Naabou9126/
Naabut917/
Naaabu911/
Nabu894,143/
Nahabou834/
Nahabui831/
Ngabu802,644/
Nabus801,485/
Nabut801,326/
Nnabu80984/
Nabou80984/
Nabau80750/
Naawu80511/
Naibu80494/
Nabhu80196/
Navau80170/
Nabeu8058/
Nabud8056/
Nabui8042/
Nabuu8036/
Nhabu8019/
Nabuh8018/
Nawau8014/
Naubu809/
Naybu808/
Nabuz807/
Nahbu806/
Hnabu804/
Nasbu803/
Neabu803/
Nabuj801/
Natbu801/
Nabuy801/
Naavu801/
Nabgu801/
Naboud73737/
Ngabou73699/
Nabous73571/
Naibut73342/
Nabout73289/
Navaud73251/
Navaux73176/
Naibou73122/
Natbut7347/
Nabaud7334/
Nabeut7323/
Gnabou7318/
Nahbuh7313/
Gnabeu7312/
Naibui7310/
Nnabou739/
Naubau739/
Naaboo738/
Nnaebu738/
Nabaut737/
Nabouh736/
Nhabau735/
Nasbus734/
Naybou734/
Ngabuh734/
Nampau734/
Nabuhe734/
Ngabau733/
Nabush732/
Nabutt732/
Nasbou732/
Ngabui732/
Nabhau732/
Naibhu731/
Nahavu731/
Nahbou731/
Natbhu731/
Nnaybu731/
Nabahu731/
Nauwau731/
Nahbeu731/
Nabuit731/
Nabuus731/
Naïbou731/
Natbou731/
Navaut731/
Nawahu731/
Naaboe731/
Nabeuh731/
Nabhou731/
Naavou731/
Nhabou731/
Naiwau731/
Nabgou731/
Naibud731/
Naebau731/
Naybut731/
Hngabu731/
Nabuis730/
Nobu672,121/
Nebu671,656/
Nawu671,040/
Navu67270/
Naboush67137/
Nahampu67100/
Naibahu6757/
Ngnabeu6737/
Nabujje6729/
Naibaus6719/
Nasbush672/
Nnabuih672/
Ngaibou672/
Naibuha671/
N'Gabou671/
Nnabuch671/
Hnaibou671/
Naggibu671/
Nahawou671/
Nabuish671/
Navault671/
Ngnabou671/
Ngabgou671/
Ngaibuh671/
Naaaboo671/
Nabhouh671/
Nabauth671/
Nnabuha671/
Neatbut671/
Neaubou670/

Naabu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Naabu in the Marathi language
नाबूnabu-

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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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  • 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 Naabu
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