Rabitu Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Rabitu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rabitu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Rabitu (754) may also be a first name.

Rabitu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rabitu is found most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rabitu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Rabitu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rabitu reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rabitu is also the 299,270th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 754 people.

Rabitu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Zamfara, where 57 percent are found, Sokoto, where 22 percent are found and Lagos, where 9 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rabietu9222/
Rabitou9217/
Rabietou8631/
Rabithtu861/
Rabeitou861/
Robitu83472/
Ravitu839/
Rabetu834/
Rebitu831/
Robituh775/
Rabetou771/
Rebietu771/
Rebiteu771/
Rabetaud715/
Rabeetou711/
Robitoux711/
Rebetu674/
Robithaud671/
Robetus622/
Robitoo621/
Rebeatu621/
Ramphethu5366/

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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 Rabitu
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