Shuaibu Surname

2,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267,880 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shuaibu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shuaibu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria267,6411:66279
Cameroon941:220,94822,265
England701:795,97243,050
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Iceland101:38,0092,599
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Norway61:857,04855,549
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Shuaibu (181,718) may also be a first name.

Shuaibu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shuaibu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shuaibu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,044th most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 27,205 people. The surname Shuaibu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shuaibu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shuaibu is also the 5,780th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 181,718 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 267,641 people, or 1 in 662. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kano, where 21 percent reside, Kaduna, where 11 percent reside and Jigawa, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Shuaibu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Shuaibu surname is principally Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Shuaibuu9312/
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Sshuaibu934/
Shuauibu932/
Shuaibui932/
Shueaibu931/
Shuaibuy931/
Shuaibus931/
Shuaibgu931/
Shwuaibu931/
Shua'ibu931/
Shuaibau931/
Shuaeibu931/
Shuoaibu931/
Suaibu922,844/
Shuaibutt881/
Suaibou8613/
Hsuaibu8612/
Shuaivu867/
Shuaebu865/
Shuoibu861/
Suayibu861/
Suaebu7726/
Zuaibu7712/
Swahibu71992/

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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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  • 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 Shuaibu
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