Rabu Surname

52,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,766 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Rabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,9661:35,6712,895
Bangladesh2,1631:73,6743,528
Indonesia1,2301:107,52010,995
France5221:127,24719,388
Malaysia3041:97,0206,681
Papua New Guinea1661:49,1196,132
India991:7,748,135165,146
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Turkey181:4,323,412102,143
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Romania121:1,673,15653,791
England111:5,065,278148,650
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
China51:273,464,31313,838
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Râbu (19) are calculated separately.

Rabu (5,698) may also be a first name.

Rabu Last Name Facts

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

Rabu (Bengali: রবু, Hindi: रबू, Marathi: राबु, Oriya: ରାବୁ, Russian: Рабу) is most common in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms: Râbu. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rabu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 52,391st most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 746,216 people. The surname Rabu is predominantly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Rabu live; 51 percent live in West Africa and 51 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rabu is also the 88,539th most frequent first name internationally, held by 5,698 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 4,966 people, or 1 in 35,671. In Nigeria Rabu is primarily concentrated in: Kano, where 39 percent are found, Katsina, where 38 percent are found and Taraba, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 44 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 22 percent are found and Indonesia, where 13 percent are found.

Rabu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rabu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rabu surname expanded 475 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rabu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Rabu surname is chiefly Muslim (92%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Rabu are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rabu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.23% less than the national average, earning R 113,508 per year; in United States they earn 15.55% less than the national average, earning $36,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.67% more than the national average, earning $50,511 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Râbu9219/
Rabus892,241/
Rabut892,004/
Rabou891,971/
Raibu89627/
Rabui89455/
Rabau89369/
Rabuu89287/
Rabeu8955/
Rabud8954/
Rabuy8948/
Raabu8927/
Rabhu8921/
Rabuh8914/
Rabuś897/
Rabuz893/
Raybu892/
Rajbu892/
Hrabu892/
Raubu891/
Rahbu891/
Rabouh805,079/
Rabaud801,895/
Raboud801,050/
Rahabu80818/
Rabaut80535/
Rabouj80239/
Ratbut80230/
Rabouz80226/
Rabush80216/
Rabeux80212/
Rabaux80160/
Rabout8082/
Rabouy8061/
Rabeus8035/
Rahbuz8032/
Rabuch8020/
Raibou8019/
Raabus8017/
Rabbuh8010/
Rabhau809/
Rabutt807/
Reabus806/
Rahbui805/
Raybus804/
Rabous804/
Raybut804/
Raibhu802/
Raboux802/
Rabheu802/
Rajbud801/
Rajbup801/
Rabhud801/
Rabhuj801/
Rahubu801/
Raybud801/
Raybau801/
Raubuś801/
Rhaabu801/
Raabou801/
Rabusz801/
Rabuhe801/
Rhabhu801/
Reabud801/
Reabut801/
Robu7511,537/
Ravu754,156/
Rawu75499/
Rebu75370/
Raybaud731,097/
Raibaut73441/
Rabault73435/
Raubuch73240/
Raibaud73208/
Raboush7387/
Raybaut7383/
Hrabous7348/
Raubust7312/
Rahabou7312/
Rahabau7310/
Raubush734/
Reabuha733/
Raybuch732/
Rajbhut732/
Rayboud732/
Rashbud732/
Raibous732/
Rabouch732/
Rabouhe732/
Raibouh732/
Rajbout731/
Rahabuy731/
Rrabuth731/
Raibout731/
Rabauou731/
Rabhauh731/
Rabiouu731/
Rabouyt731/
Rabuoou731/
Raabout731/
Rahbouh731/
Rachbut731/
Rathbou730/
Raubudt730/
Ravut673,455/
Roibu673,320/
Rampu671,157/
Rawuh67557/
Robus67545/
Raavu67351/
Ravhu67273/
Ravup67271/
Robau67224/
Ravau67174/
Roybu67113/
Ravui6775/
Robut6774/
Raveu6769/
Raboe6750/
Ravou6746/
Ravud6739/
Robou6739/
Rahbusch6735/
Rabausch6731/
Rebuh6728/
Rhebu6727/
Raubustt6727/
Ravus6724/
Raboo6724/
Rebeu6724/
Rachbuch6723/
Raswu6718/
Rawui6716/
Raboň6714/
Rauwu6713/
Raubusch678/
Räbus678/
Rebuy677/
Rauvu676/
Reebu675/
Rauhbuch675/
Ratvu674/
Ravuu674/
Rawau674/
Reibu674/
Reavu673/
Rajvu673/
Rebhu673/
Rhawu673/
Rayvu672/
Raawu672/
Robuy672/
Ravuy672/
Robui672/
Rajbhuth671/
Rahvu671/
Raivu671/
Rravu671/
Rebau671/
Rawou671/
Rathbuth671/
Reubu671/
Raibault671/
Ravuh671/
Ravuz671/
Raabiouu671/
Raaboush671/
Raabů671/
Rotbu671/
Rovau671/
Rabão671/
Robeu671/
Ruibu671/
Roobu671/
Rowau671/
Reabhoud671/
Raubusth671/
Raiwu671/
Rawuy670/
Rathbuss670/

Rabu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rabu in the Bengali language
রবুrabu-
Rabu in the Oriya language
ରାବୁrabu61.9
ରବୁrabu38.1
Rabu in the Hindi language
रबूrabu44.95
राबूrabu27.52
राबुrabu13.76
रबुrabu12.84
रोबूrobu0.92
Rabu in the Marathi language
राबुrabu38.32
रबुrabu32.71
राबूrabu22.43
रबूrabu2.8
रूाबूruabu1.87
रेाबुreabu0.93
Rabu in the Russian language
Рабуrabu-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rabu
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