Rabilu Surname

32,793rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Rabilu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rabilu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria16,2061:10,9311,140
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Rabilu (21,875) may also be a first name.

Rabilu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rabilu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rabilu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 32,793rd most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 449,571 people. The surname Rabilu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rabilu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rabilu is also the 35,368th most widespread forename at a global level, borne by 21,875 people.

The surname Rabilu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 16,206 people, or 1 in 10,931. In Nigeria Rabilu is primarily concentrated in: Borno, where 26 percent live, Katsina, where 18 percent live and Kano, where 17 percent live. Other than Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 0 percent live and Iceland, where 0 percent live.

Rabilu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (99%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rabilou922,595/
Raubilu92130/
Raibilu921/
Rabilus921/
Rabiliu921/
Rabuilu921/
Rabailu921/
Rhabilu921/
Rabilgou8614/
Raabilou862/
Rabiluzz861/
Rabilius861/
Rabgilou861/
Raibilou861/
Rahabilu861/
Rabelu8311/
Rebilu834/
Robilu833/
Ravilu832/
Rawilu831/
Rabjlu831/
Ravilus7716/
Ravillu773/
Rauvilu771/
Robilau771/
Rawilou771/
Rabelius7117/
Raviolou712/
Robilous711/
Ravilous710/
Ravelu6719/
Rebelu671/
Robelu671/
Ravillous671/

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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 Rabilu
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