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

The last name Rabiatu is found most in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rabiatu? popularity and diffusion

Rabiatu is the 170,487th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,882,732 people. It 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 commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 44,408 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,669 people, or 1 in 106,137. In Nigeria Rabiatu is most common in: Zamfara, where 42 percent live, Sokoto, where 20 percent live and Kaduna, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Rabiatu occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 27 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.

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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