Swaibu Surname

113,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,090 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Swaibu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swaibu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,9911:17,7002,271
Uganda8221:47,4935,831
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Cameroon391:532,54042,124
Zimbabwe311:498,00841,116
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
England71:7,959,723202,100
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

The surname Swaibu has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swaibu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 113,145th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,781,796 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Swaibu reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Swaibu is also the 29,683rd most prevalent given name internationally. It is borne by 27,626 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,991 people, or 1 in 17,700. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kagera Region, where 65 percent are found, Tanga Region, where 12 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 8 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 20 percent are found and Malawi, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shwaibu92370/
Swayibu9215/
Swaibou923/
Swabu9142/
Swibu913/
Svaibu8318/
Shwabu837/
Sbaibu832/
Swaabu831/
Sweibu831/
Swabhu831/
Shwibu831/
Swabus830/
Shbaibu774/
Swahabu771/
Swaybhu771/
Shvaibu771/
Shwuibu771/
Shwuabu771/
Shwaybu771/
Sbhaibu771/
Suibu73463/
Suabu73190/
Swebu7352/
Svabu7324/
Sbabu7317/
Shuaaibu71181/
Shuaiabu7166/
Swayimpu7118/
Shuaiubu719/
Schwibus717/
Shuaiobu716/
Suhaibut711/
Sbhaaibu711/
Shuaeibu711/
Sweihbou711/
Shuibu6711,517/
Shuabu675,722/
Sbabou67414/
Souhaibou67198/
Shvabu6777/
Suabut6717/
Suibou674/
Suahbu673/
Schwibuss672/
Suihbu672/
Sjuibu672/
Suibuh671/
Sueabu671/
Suabou671/
Suibau671/
Shbabu671/
Hsuibu671/
Shuaaaibu671/

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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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