Rahibu Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Rahibu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Rahibu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania831:637,85138,732
Nigeria671:2,643,92285,652
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071

Rahibu (175) may also be a first name.

Rahibu Last Name Facts

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

Rahibu (Bengali: রহিবু, Hindi: रहीबू, Oriya: ରହିବୁ) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rahibu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,263,456th most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Rahibu live; 46 percent live in East Africa and 46 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 690,096th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 175 people.

This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 637,851. In Tanzania Rahibu is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 83 percent reside, Mtwara Region, where 11 percent reside and Lindi Region, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Rahibu exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 37 percent reside and Indonesia, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rahibou9297/
Rahibuh924/
Rauibu831/
Rhoebus621/
Rooibut621/
Raevu553/
Reubu551/
Rääbus5023/
Reubeu506/
Reuybu501/

Rahibu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rahibu in the Bengali language
রহিবুrahibu-
Rahibu in the Hindi language
रहीबूrahibu-
Rahibu in the Oriya language
ରହିବୁrahibu-

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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 Rahibu
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