Sakibu Surname

351,042nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,039 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Sakibu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sakibu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5651:313,52717,352
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
Japan201:6,392,21541,807
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Sakibu (1,604) may also be a first name.

Sakibu Last Name Facts

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

Sakibu (Hindi: साकिब) is found most in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakibu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 351,042nd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,014,000 people. Sakibu is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Sakibu live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 192,948th most widespread first name globally It is held by 1,604 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 565 people, or 1 in 313,527. In Nigeria it is most common in: Oyo, where 32 percent are found, Ogun, where 25 percent are found and Lagos, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 40 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.

Sakibu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Muslim (91%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sakibou92279/
Shakibu9234/
Saikibu922/
Sakaibu921/
Saakibu921/
Ssakibu921/
Sakhibou861/
Sakubu8311,152/
Sakebu83491/
Sekibu83144/
Sokibu835/
Zakibu832/
Jakibu831/
Saqibu831/
Sachibu77349/
Shakubu775/
Shakebu774/
Sakimpu771/
Zaikibu771/
Saqibus771/
Seikibou7114/
Sakehbuu711/
Shekaibu711/
Sekhaibu711/
Sekubu678/
Zakubu671/
Sokubu671/
Shokubu6230/
Sokhubu621/
Shochibu577/
Chaqibou576/
Shuiqibu571/
Chakaybou531/
Seqebu508/
Zakevu501/

Sakibu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sakibu in the Hindi language
साकिबsakiba-

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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 Sakibu
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