Sheibu Surname
Approximately 1,029 people bear this surname
Sheibu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,022 | 1:173,330 | 10,722 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Sheibu (263) may also be a first name.
Sheibu Demographics
Sheibu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Sheibu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheibu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sheibu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheibu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 353,738th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,082,163 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sheibu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sheibu is also the 548,616th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 263 people.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,022 people, or 1 in 173,330. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kogi, where 27 percent reside, Plateau, where 8 percent reside and Niger, where 8 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.
Sheibu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Muslim (92%) in Nigeria.
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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 Sheibu
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