Shaabu Surname
Approximately 3,428 people bear this surname
Shaabu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,426 | 1:51,705 | 3,968 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Shaabu (362) may also be a first name.
Shaabu Demographics
Shaabu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Shaabu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaabu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shaabu (Marathi: शाबु) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaabu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 131,797th most common last name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,125,889 people. The last name Shaabu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shaabu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shaabu is also the 457,558th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 362 people.
The last name Shaabu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,426 people, or 1 in 51,705. In Nigeria Shaabu is primarily concentrated in: Kebbi, where 59 percent are found, Katsina, where 20 percent are found and Kano, where 4 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 0 percent are found.
Shaabu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Shaabu last name is principally Muslim (93%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaabu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaabu in the Marathi language | ||
| शाबु | sabu | - |
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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 Shaabu
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