Sabu Surname
Approximately 24,876 people bear this surname
Sabu Surname User-submission:
Sabu or Sabur is a very common surname in India. It means 'strong loyal person'.
Sabu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 10,482 | 1:73,179 | 4,970 |
| DR Congo | 3,024 | 1:24,431 | 3,074 |
| Pakistan | 2,752 | 1:64,914 | 2,405 |
| Indonesia | 2,565 | 1:51,559 | 5,764 |
| Bangladesh | 1,081 | 1:147,416 | 5,565 |
| United Arab Emirates | 848 | 1:10,805 | 1,350 |
| Saudi Arabia | 835 | 1:36,953 | 5,288 |
| Tanzania | 712 | 1:74,356 | 7,734 |
| Nigeria | 480 | 1:369,047 | 19,712 |
| Malaysia | 345 | 1:85,491 | 5,985 |
| Qatar | 256 | 1:9,211 | 1,005 |
| Papua New Guinea | 221 | 1:36,895 | 4,430 |
| United States | 219 | 1:1,655,064 | 110,387 |
| Thailand | 167 | 1:422,984 | 74,095 |
| Kuwait | 154 | 1:24,680 | 3,145 |
| Uganda | 133 | 1:293,528 | 20,541 |
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
| England | 73 | 1:763,261 | 41,903 |
| Cambodia | 69 | 1:224,451 | 3,174 |
| Turkey | 68 | 1:1,144,433 | 49,465 |
| South Africa | 42 | 1:1,289,945 | 71,309 |
| Zambia | 35 | 1:452,855 | 21,237 |
| Afghanistan | 32 | 1:1,004,787 | 9,548 |
| Nepal | 20 | 1:1,424,048 | 7,048 |
| Taiwan | 18 | 1:1,302,486 | 8,817 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Solomon Islands | 10 | 1:58,003 | 11,702 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Oman | 10 | 1:368,797 | 5,193 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
The alternate forms: Sabú (1) are calculated separately.
Sabu (77,756) may also be a first name.
Sabu Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Sabu or Sabur is a very common surname in India. It means 'strong loyal person'.
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Sabu Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sabu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sabu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sabu (Bengali: সাবু, Hindi: साबू, Marathi: साबु, Oriya: ସାବୁ, Russian: Сабу, Tibetan: སཱ་བུ་) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Sabú. For other possible spellings of Sabu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sabu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 21,858th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 292,955 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Sabu are found; 58 percent are found in South Asia and 42 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Sabu is also the 12,677th most frequent forename on earth It is held by 77,756 people.
This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 10,482 people, or 1 in 73,179. In India it is primarily found in: Kerala, where 53 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 19 percent are found and Rajasthan, where 4 percent are found. Not including India this surname is found in 65 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found and Pakistan, where 11 percent are found.
Sabu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Sabu last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Sabu last name are 17.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70.97% being registered with the political party.
The amount Sabu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 140.42% more than the national average, earning R 571,320 per year and in United States they earn 38.88% more than the national average, earning $59,926 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sabu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sabu in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାବୁ | sabu | 87.59 |
| ସବୁ | sabu | 8.03 |
| ଶାବୁ | sabu | 2.19 |
| ସୁବୁ | subu | 0.73 |
| ସାହୁ | sahu | 0.73 |
| Sabu in the Bengali language | ||
| সাবু | sabu | 80 |
| সবু | sabu | 20 |
| Sabu in the Hindi language | ||
| साबू | sabu | 63.82 |
| साबु | sabu | 17.23 |
| सबु | sabu | 12.43 |
| सबू | sabu | 6.28 |
| साबूु | sabuu | 0.04 |
| साबा | saba | 0.02 |
| राजु | raju | 0.02 |
| सब्बू | sabbu | 0.02 |
| सावू | savu | 0.02 |
| Sabu in the Marathi language | ||
| साबु | sabu | 62.66 |
| साबू | sabu | 31.19 |
| सबु | sabu | 4.2 |
| सबू | sabu | 1.7 |
| साबू़ | sabu | 0.05 |
| साब | saba | 0.02 |
| शाबु | sabu | 0.02 |
| Sabu in the Tibetan language | ||
| སཱ་བུ་ | sabu | 50 |
| ས་བུ་ | sabu | 50 |
| Sabu in the Russian language | ||
| Сабу | sabu | - |
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