Shalbu Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shalbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shalbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Shalbu (11) may also be a first name.

Shalbu Last Name Facts

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

Shalbu (Hindi: शल्बू) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shalbu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shalbu is the 6,723,624th most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Shalbu reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 40 percent are found, Benue, where 20 percent are found and Kano, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent are found and Egypt, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shalbut923/
Shaalbu921/
Salbu91267/
Shalboud86143/
Shalbout8612/
Shalbuit861/
Salbut8339/
Chalbu834/
Shelbu833/
Salbou832/
Shalvu831/
Salbus830/
Salbouh77676/
Salbous7789/
Szalbut777/
Sailebu774/
Salboud772/
Salbuuh771/
Solbu73188/
Salwu7370/
Salvu734/
Chalbaud71310/
Chalboud715/
Chalbout711/
Solbau6730/
Salvus6716/
Salwau6710/
Salvau677/
Solbut676/
Solbus675/
Salvuz674/
Šalbut673/
Salvou671/
Saalwu671/
Salwuh671/
Salvut671/
Chalbaudt671/

Shalbu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shalbu in the Hindi language
शल्बूsalbu-

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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 Shalbu
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