Rabiatu Surname

170,487th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Rabiatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rabiatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,6691:106,1377,112
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
Cameroon1631:127,41814,439
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rabiatu (44,408) may also be a first name.

Rabiatu Last Name Facts

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

Rabiatu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rabiatu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rabiatu is the 170,487th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,882,732 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rabiatu live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rabiatu is also the 20,378th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 44,408 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,669 people, or 1 in 106,137. In Nigeria Rabiatu is most frequent in: Zamfara, where 42 percent reside, Sokoto, where 20 percent reside and Kaduna, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Rabiatu occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 27 percent reside and Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rabiatou931,109/
Rabihatu935/
Raibiatu935/
Rabiaatu932/
Rgabiatui881/
Rahbiatou881/
Rabiatouy881/
Rabihatou881/
Robiatu8624/
Rabyatou8023/
Raviatou801/
Roubiatou757/
Raviattou751/
Raouhiatou711/
Roubaiyatou671/

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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 Rabiatu
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