Rabiyu Surname

88,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Rabiyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rabiyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,4421:32,5512,707
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Rabiyu (4,036) may also be a first name.

Rabiyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rabiyu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rabiyu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rabiyu is the 88,161st most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,337,164 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rabiyu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rabiyu is also the 109,822nd most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 4,036 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5,442 people, or 1 in 32,551. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kano, where 23 percent live, Adamawa, where 12 percent live and Niger, where 11 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Rabiyu is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 0 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

Rabiyu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Rabiyu last name is primarily Muslim (93%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rabiyou9243/
Rabioyu924/
Rabiiu8339/
Rabieu8312/
Rabyiu836/
Rawiyuh77153/
Rabioiu7713/
Rabiiou777/
Rabieaux713/
Robieu67199/
Rowiyu673/
Roubieu62197/
Robieux62192/
Robieaux571/
Robiehaud531/
Robiehaux530/

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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 Rabiyu
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