Sabulu Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sabulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sabulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1891:937,26340,304
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
India51:153,413,076951,030
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Sabulu (231) may also be a first name.

Sabulu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sabulu (Hindi: सबुलु, Oriya: ଶାବଳୁ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sabulu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 993,593rd most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 28,246,302 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Sabulu are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sabulu is also the 590,311th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 231 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 189 people, or 1 in 937,263. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Gombe, where 33 percent are found, Niger, where 22 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 12 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and Indonesia, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saibulu921,374/
Sabulau926/
Shabulu925/
Sabulut921/
Siabulu921/
Saboulou866/
Sabolu8393/
Zabulu8341/
Sawulu8331/
Savulu8317/
Jabulu836/
Sobulu834/
Sebulu834/
Cabulu833/
Saboullou801/
Shabuloup801/
Shawulu772,321/
Shabolu77474/
Suibulu779/
Sampulu777/
Saybolu777/
Shobulu773/
Saywulu771/
Saiwulu771/
Saibolu771/
Soybulut7134/
Shaabolu7112/
Zaboulou719/
Sawoulou713/
Savaulus711/
Shaboolu711/
Shawuliu711/
Shampulu711/
Dziabulu711/
Chaibulu711/
Sahawulu711/
Sobolu6768/
Zebulu672/
Zawulu672/
Souboulou671/
Chaboulou671/
Chaaboulu671/

Sabulu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sabulu in the Hindi language
सबुलुsabulu-
Sabulu in the Oriya language
ଶାବଳୁsabalu50
ଶାଦୁଲୁsadulu50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sabulu
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