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) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nawabu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,338,236th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. The surname Nawabu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Nawabu live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,107,702nd most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 76 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 152 people, or 1 in 348,300. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mbeya Region, where 51 percent reside, Njombe Region, where 45 percent reside and Kagera Region, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent reside.

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
  • 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 Nawabu
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