Shiabu Surname

243,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,635 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shiabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shiabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,6211:109,2807,295
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shiabu (858) may also be a first name.

Shiabu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shiabu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Shiabu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shiabu? popularity and diffusion

Shiabu is the 243,808th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,457,215 people. Shiabu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shiabu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shiabu is also the 278,018th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 858 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,621 people, or 1 in 109,280. In Nigeria Shiabu is primarily concentrated in: Kogi, where 28 percent are found, Kaduna, where 8 percent are found and Kano, where 7 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shihabu926/
Shiaabu925/
Shiabou921/
Siabu91161/
Shihabud861/
Sahaiabu861/
Shaiyabu861/
Sehabu8334/
Shiobu8332/
Sheabu838/
Siabui838/
Chiabu837/
Sihabu837/
Siabou834/
Siabeu834/
Shiawu832/
Shiavu831/
Shaiyabou801/
Sihabut774,271/
Chiabou77145/
Shihawu7753/
Chihabu7738/
Saiyabu7714/
Sihaibu777/
Sihabud774/
Sihabau774/
Sehaibu772/
Shihavu771/
Syhaibu771/
Chiabeu771/
Schiavu771/
Siavu7311/
Seabu737/
Syabu737/
Xiabu731/
Siawu731/
Seehabut71433/
Chiabaut71133/
Saiyabou7149/
Syhabout7140/
Sihabout7133/
Chiabaud7110/
Sihabouj718/
Seehabud717/
Sihabuth715/
Seiyabou711/
Sajhabou711/
Sagiabou711/
Shihaboo711/
Cheiyabu711/
Sujhaibu711/
Chijabhu711/
Chiabout711/
Zehabu675,151/
Chaiyabut67830/
Sihawu67600/
Siawut67263/
Chaiyabou6739/
Siavou6734/
Zihabu6714/
Chaiyabud6711/
Syhabouth679/
Sehawu674/
Seehabuth674/
Siampu674/
Sihabuddh674/
Chaiyabuy672/
Ssaiyabou671/
Siawou671/
Syabou671/
Sehaubhut671/
Seabou671/
Sihavu671/
Siavus671/
Siaboo671/
Sayobu671/
Seehabhut671/
Seehabout671/

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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 Shiabu
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