Nawabu Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nawabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nawabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1521:348,30025,719
India151:51,137,692512,385

Nawabu (76) may also be a first name.

Nawabu Last Name Facts

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

Nawabu (Hindi: नवाबू) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nawabu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nawabu is the 1,338,236th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. Nawabu is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Nawabu are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nawabu is also the 1,107,702nd most frequently used forename internationally. It is borne by 76 people.

Nawabu is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 348,300. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 51 percent live, Njombe Region, where 45 percent live and Kagera Region, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nawabut92159/
Nawabush861/
Nababu83115/
Navabu8372/
Nawavu8313/
Nawobu831/
Nowabu831/
Nawahabou8011/
Navaabu7788/
Naibabu7722/
Nababuu774/
Nababou774/
Navabut773/
Navabau773/
Nnawobu771/
Nawebui771/
Nawaavu771/
Navabhu771/
Noowabut714/
Nawaaboo713/
Ngavabou711/
Navabudh711/
Nabobu673/
Nabavu672/
Nobabu671/
Nabhaibau671/
Navavu671/
Navabaudh671/
Noowabuth671/
Nawovu671/
Navebou627/
Nabobou623/
Novabus622/
Navaboo621/
Naboubou5737/
Noovabut571/
Nobavu50231/
Nobovu506/

Nawabu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nawabu in the Hindi language
नवाबूnavabu80
नवाबुnavabu20

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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 Nawabu
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