Shahibu Surname

429,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shahibu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shahibu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7021:252,34014,566
Tanzania781:678,73939,598
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Shahibu (1,043) may also be a first name.

Shahibu Last Name Facts

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

Shahibu (Hindi: शहीबु, Oriya: ଶାହିବୁ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Shahibu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shahibu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 429,827th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 9,086,716 people. Shahibu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shahibu are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shahibu is also the 248,067th most widely held forename worldwide It is held by 1,043 people.

The last name Shahibu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 702 people, or 1 in 252,340. In Nigeria Shahibu is most prevalent in: Niger, where 11 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 10 percent are found and Kano, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Shahibu is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 10 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

Shahibu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Shahibu surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (72%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaheibu939/
Sahahibu935/
Shauhibu934/
Shahyibu931/
Shaahibu931/
Sahibu921,130/
Shauibu863,351/
Sahibou86882/
Sahibuy86366/
Sahibuh8642/
Sheaibu8623/
Shehibu8618/
Shoaibu8613/
Shohibu869/
Shahebu869/
Shaeibu867/
Sahuibu862/
Sahyibu862/
Ssahibu861/
Shaoibu861/
Sahiebu861/
Sahibui861/
Sahibuha80259/
Shauaibu80157/
Chahibou8074/
Shuiaibu8063/
Shaayibu8021/
Shaaiibu806/
Sahuaibu805/
Shouaibu803/
Shohaibu802/
Shahiboo801/
Shuoaibu801/
Shaijibu801/
Sohaibou801/
Shoaibou801/
Saahibou801/
Shaebu771,206/
Sahebu77242/
Soaibu778/
Sauibu776/
Sohibu775/
Sehibu774/
Siaibu772/
Shouaibou7521/
Shuiaaibu751/
Sahiboe7144/
Soaibou7122/
Sauaibu717/
Sheuibu716/
Sahimpu714/
Siaibou713/
Sehibou713/
Shuiebu712/
Sheeibu712/
Shouibu712/
Zahibou712/
Shuoibu711/
Souahaibou711/
Sohibou711/
Chahayibou711/
Shaaebu711/
Souaibou6720,719/
Saebu67486/
Chauibou6716/
Chaoibou674/
Choaibou671/
Sohaybou671/

Shahibu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shahibu in the Oriya language
ଶାହିବୁsahibu-
Shahibu in the Hindi language
शहीबुsahibu33.33
शहिबूsahibu33.33
शहिबुsahibu11.11
शाहिबुsahibu11.11
शहीबूsahibu11.11

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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 Shahibu
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