Swaibu Surname
Approximately 4,090 people bear this surname
Swaibu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,991 | 1:17,700 | 2,271 |
| Uganda | 822 | 1:47,493 | 5,831 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Cameroon | 39 | 1:532,540 | 42,124 |
| Zimbabwe | 31 | 1:498,008 | 41,116 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Swaibu (27,626) may also be a first name.
Swaibu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swaibu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Swaibu occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Swaibu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 113,145th most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,781,796 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Swaibu are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Swaibu is also the 29,683rd most commonly used given name worldwide It is held by 27,626 people.
The last name Swaibu is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,991 people, or 1 in 17,700. In Tanzania Swaibu is mostly concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 65 percent live, Tanga Region, where 12 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 8 percent live. Besides Tanzania this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 20 percent live and Malawi, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shwaibu | 92 | 370 | / |
| Swayibu | 92 | 15 | / |
| Swaibou | 92 | 3 | / |
| Swabu | 91 | 42 | / |
| Swibu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Svaibu | 83 | 18 | / |
| Shwabu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Sbaibu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Swaabu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sweibu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Swabhu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shwibu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Swabus | 83 | 0 | / |
| Shbaibu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Swahabu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Swaybhu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shvaibu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shwuibu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shwuabu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shwaybu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sbhaibu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Suibu | 73 | 463 | / |
| Suabu | 73 | 190 | / |
| Swebu | 73 | 52 | / |
| Svabu | 73 | 24 | / |
| Sbabu | 73 | 17 | / |
| Shuaaibu | 71 | 181 | / |
| Shuaiabu | 71 | 66 | / |
| Swayimpu | 71 | 18 | / |
| Shuaiubu | 71 | 9 | / |
| Schwibus | 71 | 7 | / |
| Shuaiobu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Suhaibut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sbhaaibu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shuaeibu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sweihbou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shuibu | 67 | 11,517 | / |
| Shuabu | 67 | 5,722 | / |
| Sbabou | 67 | 414 | / |
| Souhaibou | 67 | 198 | / |
| Shvabu | 67 | 77 | / |
| Suabut | 67 | 17 | / |
| Suibou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Suahbu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Schwibuss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Suihbu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sjuibu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Suibuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sueabu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suibau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shbabu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hsuibu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shuaaaibu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Swaibu
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