Sabiu Surname

6,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90,322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sabiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sabiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria89,7491:1,974263
Italy5281:115,82719,208
England71:7,959,723202,100
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malta11:430,2723,380
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Sabiu (104,038) may also be a first name.

Sabiu Last Name Facts

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

Sabiu (Hindi: सबीउ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sabiu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sabiu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sabiu is the 6,266th most numerous surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 80,684 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sabiu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 9,832nd most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 104,038 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 89,749 people, or 1 in 1,974. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Katsina, where 32 percent live, Kano, where 25 percent live and Jigawa, where 8 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Sabiu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sabiu has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sabiu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

Sabiu earn less than half the average income. In Italy they earn 67.69% less than the national average, earning €9,703 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sabiou919,963/
Shabiu91493/
Sabihu91401/
Sabiua91142/
Saibiu9120/
Saabiu9112/
Sabius917/
Sabiju916/
Sabiut912/
Ssabiu912/
Sabuiu911/
Sabiue911/
Sabiuu911/
Sabieu911/
Saboiu911/
Sabi'u911/
Saubiu911/
Sahabiu8336/
Shaibiu8315/
Shaabiu8311/
Shaubiu837/
Shabiju837/
Sabioui837/
Saibiou835/
Sabioou834/
Saibihu832/
Shabihu832/
Sabihou832/
Sabioyu831/
Saabihu831/
Sahbihu831/
Ssabiou831/
Saiboiu831/
Sabviou831/
Sabiouy831/
Szabiou831/
Sabău802,814/
Jabiu8050/
Saviu8039/
Sebiu8033/
Sawiu8024/
Sabju8011/
Sobiu805/
Zabiu803/
Sabäu803/
Sabyu802/
Cabiu801/
Shaiboiu771/
Sahabiou771/
Savoiu73659/
Sabeau73106/
Seboiu7369/
Zabihu7342/
Jabiou7339/
Savius7331/
Shebiu7328/
Saviou7318/
Sabião7317/
Sobius7313/
Sabgeu732/
Cabihu732/
Sabuyu732/
Jabius731/
Sebihu731/
Sawjiu731/
Sabehu731/
Sawiou731/
Seybiu731/
Saboju731/
Seyboiu6722/
Seubieu6710/
Shebihu673/
Seibiou672/
Savioui672/
Shuibiu672/
Chaibiu672/
Shabuyu671/
Zgabeiu671/
Saibgeu671/
Sabejou671/
Djabiou671/
Chaboiu671/
Sawajiu671/

Sabiu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sabiu in the Hindi language
सबीउsabi'u-

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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
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  • 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 Sabiu
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