Sabilu Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sabilu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sabilu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1481:1,196,91148,419
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Sabilu (299) may also be a first name.

Sabilu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sabilu (Hindi: सबीलु, Oriya: ସାବିଲୁ) occurs most in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sabilu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,239,697th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Sabilu live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sabilu is also the 509,704th most common given name worldwide, borne by 299 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 1,196,911. In Nigeria Sabilu is mostly concentrated in: Bauchi, where 48 percent are found, Jigawa, where 25 percent are found and Kano, where 25 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Sabilu occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 12 percent are found and Iran, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sabiluh92275/
Sabilou9246/
Shabilu925/
Sabailu921/
Sabiolou861/
Shabilau861/
Jabilu83166/
Cabilu839/
Zabilu832/
Sebilu831/
Sawilu831/
Sabelu831/
Sabelau77767/
Sabiloo7756/
Shawilu7742/
Sabelus7736/
Jabilou779/
Savilus779/
Jabilus776/
Shabelu771/
Sawilyu771/
Zabailu771/
Jaybilu771/
Sobilius715/
Djabilou714/
Savilius712/
Sawailud711/
Zabilius711/
Shawwilu711/
Saavillu711/
Sabelhaus67382/
Sawelu6743/
Cabeillou6711/
Sahawilou675/
Jabelu672/
Savelu671/
Chhabileu671/
Cabelu671/
Sabelhous671/
Sebelu671/

Sabilu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sabilu in the Oriya language
ସାବିଲୁsabilu-
Sabilu in the Hindi language
सबीलुsabilu50
सबीलूsabilu50

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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 Sabilu
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