Qabu Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Qabu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Qabu (13) may also be a first name.
Qabu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qabu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Qabu is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Qabu.
How Common Is The Last Name Qabu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,213,395th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Qabu are found; 36 percent are found in Southern Africa and 36 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 13 people.
Qabu is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 80 percent live and North West, where 20 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 29 percent live and Tanzania, where 29 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gqabu | 89 | 125 | / |
| Quabu | 89 | 5 | / |
| Qabus | 89 | 2 | / |
| Qabou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Qabout | 80 | 916 | / |
| Qaboud | 80 | 13 | / |
| Quabus | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gqabhu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Qabouh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qabush | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qabouj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qabouz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kabu | 75 | 22,292 | / |
| Cabu | 75 | 899 | / |
| Qawu | 75 | 197 | / |
| Qebu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Qobu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Quabous | 73 | 9 | / |
| Qaboush | 73 | 5 | / |
| Qabouch | 73 | 4 | / |
| Qahbous | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kabui | 67 | 8,033 | / |
| Cabus | 67 | 4,641 | / |
| Kabou | 67 | 2,682 | / |
| Kabau | 67 | 1,544 | / |
| Cabau | 67 | 1,394 | / |
| Kabuu | 67 | 1,029 | / |
| Cabut | 67 | 951 | / |
| Kaibu | 67 | 522 | / |
| Cabuz | 67 | 448 | / |
| Cabui | 67 | 344 | / |
| Kabeu | 67 | 327 | / |
| Khabu | 67 | 310 | / |
| Cabuy | 67 | 301 | / |
| Kabuh | 67 | 197 | / |
| Kaabu | 67 | 148 | / |
| Cabou | 67 | 138 | / |
| Kaubu | 67 | 81 | / |
| Kabuy | 67 | 63 | / |
| Cabgu | 67 | 59 | / |
| Kgabu | 67 | 50 | / |
| Keabu | 67 | 41 | / |
| Cabeu | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kabuß | 67 | 35 | / |
| Caubu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kaebu | 67 | 24 | / |
| Cabud | 67 | 10 | / |
| Qawut | 67 | 9 | / |
| Quebu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Quawu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Qaboo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kabuj | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kabuś | 67 | 7 | / |
| Qhawu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hkabu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cabuj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cabuh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kabhu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Caibu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gcabu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kabuď | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kahbu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qebhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gqawu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ceabu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kabgu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Qabu
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