Salibu Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
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Salibu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salibu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Salibu (35) may also be a first name.

Salibu Last Name Facts

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

Salibu (Hindi: सलीबु) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salibu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Salibu is the 1,980,395th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Salibu are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 35 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 3,615,158. In Nigeria it is most common in: Niger, where 18 percent live, Gombe, where 16 percent live and Yobe, where 16 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 24 percent live and Indonesia, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salibut92739/
Salibuh924/
Shalibu924/
Salibou923/
Salaibu923/
Salisbu922/
Salibout862/
Salisbuy860/
Salebu83498/
Saliwu83338/
Selibu8374/
Salubu8321/
Calibu836/
Jalibu834/
Zalibu831/
Salybu831/
Salibouth808/
Shahlibou801/
Solibut7728/
Callibu7727/
Saalebu7718/
Salivou777/
Salaiwu776/
Salebhu775/
Sailebu774/
Saleabu774/
Salebut772/
Shaliwu771/
Solibud771/
Chalibu771/
Saliwou771/
Zalibou771/
Seliebu771/
Shalebu771/
Calibuj771/
Salimpau714/
Saleebut713/
Shalivud713/
Jalibaud712/
Chalibut711/
Selebu67201/
Solebu6714/
Zelibu6713/
Calebu679/
Jalebu678/
Soliwu675/
Salewu675/
Saliouhou673/
Saloiuhou673/
Solubu673/
Selubu673/
Salevu672/

Salibu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salibu in the Hindi language
सलीबुsalibu-

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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 Salibu
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