Nabiyu Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nabiyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nabiyu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nabiyu (44) may also be a first name.

Nabiyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nabiyu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nabiyu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nabiyu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,055,934th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname Nabiyu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Nabiyu reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nabiyu is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 44 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria Nabiyu is primarily found in: Kaduna, where 66 percent live, Zamfara, where 28 percent live and Kano, where 3 percent live. Not including Nigeria Nabiyu exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 22 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nabiyou92716/
Nebiyu8313,223/
Nabieu83261/
Nawiyu831/
Nawiyou771/
Ngawiyu771/
Nabijju771/
Gnabyeu771/
Noubiyou711/
Noubieu6228/
Naviehou572/
Nabujuju571/
Naviheou571/
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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 Nabiyu
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