Sabiyu Surname
Approximately 1,773 people bear this surname
Sabiyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,771 | 1:100,024 | 6,810 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Sabiyu (413) may also be a first name.
Sabiyu Demographics
Sabiyu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Sabiyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sabiyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sabiyu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sabiyu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 228,573rd most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 4,110,291 people. Sabiyu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sabiyu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sabiyu is also the 423,230th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 413 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,771 people, or 1 in 100,024. In Nigeria Sabiyu is most frequent in: Kano, where 56 percent reside, Bauchi, where 10 percent reside and Imo, where 7 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Sabiyu occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
Sabiyu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Muslim (91%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shabiyu | 92 | 10 | / |
| Sabiyou | 92 | 8 | / |
| Siabiyu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Sabioyu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shaibiyu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Shabiyua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sawiyu | 83 | 183 | / |
| Sabiiu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sabieu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jabiyu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sampiyu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Sauwiyu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sabiiou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Siawiyu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zabiyou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sabjieu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cabieu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sabgeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sobjieu | 62 | 12 | / |
| Seubieu | 62 | 10 | / |
| Zabeiou | 62 | 2 | / |
| Sebijju | 62 | 1 | / |
| Saibgeu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Soubieux | 57 | 242 | / |
| Chabieux | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sobeayou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Zobieu | 50 | 196 | / |
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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 Sabiyu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis