Taabu Surname

41,282nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,662 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Taabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda6,3001:6,1971,094
Kenya3,7751:12,2331,530
DR Congo2,0111:36,7384,544
Tanzania5321:99,5149,810
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Kiribati41:28,352669
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Taabu (3,671) may also be a first name.

Taabu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Taabu (Marathi: ताअबु) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taabu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 41,282nd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 575,545 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Taabu are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Taabu is also the 116,470th most common first name at a global level, held by 3,671 people.

It is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 6,300 people, or 1 in 6,197. In Uganda Taabu is primarily found in: Busia District, where 34 percent live, Namayingo District, where 30 percent live and Bugiri District, where 15 percent live. Outside of Uganda this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 30 percent live and The DR Congo, where 16 percent live.

Taabu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (99%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tahabu91428/
Taabou913/
Taabuh911/
Taabuu911/
Ttaabu911/
Tabu8971,722/
Taabouz83478/
Thahabu836/
Taabous831/
Taabout831/
Tahabeu831/
D'Taabu831/
Tahaibu831/
Taibu805,377/
Tabut802,436/
Tabou802,417/
Thabu80525/
Tabus80423/
Tabud80330/
Taavu80259/
Tabau80223/
Tabuh80221/
Tabeu80167/
Tabhu80154/
Tawau80102/
Tabuy8095/
Tabuz8045/
Tavau8041/
Tabui8026/
Tgabu8016/
Taawu8015/
Taebu8011/
Tabuu8010/
Ttabu805/
Taybu802/
Taubu802/
Tabuj801/
Tasbu801/
Teabu801/
Tabgu801/
Tahbu801/
Htabu801/
Tabuş801/
Taaibush771/
Thabut732,010/
Tabout731,277/
Taibou73295/
Tampau73277/
Tabaud73193/
Tabush73139/
Tabouy73118/
Thavau7391/
Tavaut7372/
Tavaud7362/
Taybou7358/
Tabouh7342/
Tauvau7336/
Tasbau7334/
Taboux7330/
Tabuch7324/
Tavaux7323/
Tabaux7322/
Taïbou7319/
Thabuy7317/
Thaibu7315/
Taubut7315/
Thabau7314/
Tatbut7313/
Tabeut7311/
Taaboo7310/
Taubus738/
Teabeu738/
Tabutt736/
Taibud736/
Thabud736/
Taubui734/
Taybus734/
Tahbou734/
Theabu734/
Htabau733/
Taibau733/
Tabuss733/
Tabhuj733/
Tasbou732/
Teabus732/
Taiwau732/
Tabouz732/
Taehbu732/
Taibus731/
Tabaut731/
Tabous731/
Taibuu731/
Thabeu731/
Thabou731/
Tabuis731/
Tabeue731/
Tabaus731/
Tahbuh731/
Tatbou731/
Taîbou731/
Taybut731/
Tahawu731/
Thaavu731/
Tabgou731/
Taibuh731/
Taibut731/
Tahbud731/
Taboud731/
Tabudd731/
Tasbut731/
Tabhut730/
Tobu672,777/
Thatbut672,138/
Tebu671,101/
Taboush67838/
Thabuis67708/
Tawu67611/
Tavu67370/
Thaibut67176/
Teabout67124/
Thavaud6766/
Taybuğa6739/
Taybouz6737/
Taibaud6735/
Tabó6723/
Thavaux6722/
Thabaud6720/
Tabouch6717/
Taibout6711/
Thabuch677/
Tabhaut673/
Tahbout672/
Thaibou672/
Taboult672/
Thasbut671/
Tabusch671/
Thabout671/
Thabuit671/
Tavault671/
Taybout671/
Taubush670/
Teabush670/
Tabault670/

Taabu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taabu in the Marathi language
ताअबुta'abu-

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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 Taabu
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