Tabu Surname

7,917th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71,722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Tabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo39,1501:1,887183
Uganda16,2301:2,405387
Tanzania7,6761:6,897903
Kenya4,4271:10,4311,322
Papua New Guinea5991:13,6121,272
Malawi4971:34,4455,098
Turkey4111:189,34714,126
Indonesia4071:324,93728,485
Cameroon3471:59,8537,706
Philippines2931:345,52346,714
India2481:3,093,00691,743
Nigeria2361:750,60534,037
South Africa2081:260,47026,176
Zimbabwe1791:86,24712,510
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Solomon Islands1331:4,361540
France691:962,648108,938
Marshall Islands641:810191
Israel601:142,62715,171
Belgium461:249,92730,800
Russia431:3,351,699174,427
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
England161:3,482,379114,324
Afghanistan141:2,296,65615,575
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Congo61:831,51616,072
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Tabu (74,678) may also be a first name.

Tabu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tabu (Bengali: টবু, Hindi: ताबू, Marathi: तबु, Oriya: ତବୁ, Russian: Табу, Tibetan: སྟ་བུ།) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tabu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,917th most widespread surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 101,608 people. The surname Tabu is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Tabu reside; 55 percent reside in Central Africa and 55 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 13,119th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 74,678 people.

The last name Tabu is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 39,150 people, or 1 in 1,887. Not including The DR Congo this surname occurs in 66 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 23 percent reside and Tanzania, where 11 percent reside.

Tabu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Tabu surname is predominantly Christian (98%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Tabu last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Tabu earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 26.92% less than the national average, earning R 173,676 per year; in United States they earn 13.28% less than the national average, earning $37,420 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.81% less than the national average, earning $38,350 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taabu8912,662/
Taibu895,377/
Tabut892,436/
Tabou892,417/
Thabu89525/
Tabus89423/
Tabud89330/
Tabau89223/
Tabuh89221/
Tabeu89167/
Tabhu89154/
Tabuy8995/
Tabuz8945/
Tabui8926/
Tgabu8916/
Taebu8911/
Tabuu8910/
Ttabu895/
Taybu892/
Taubu892/
Tabuj891/
Tasbu891/
Teabu891/
Tabgu891/
Tahbu891/
Htabu891/
Tabuş891/
Thabut802,010/
Tabout801,277/
Tahabu80428/
Taibou80295/
Tabaud80193/
Tabush80139/
Tabouy80118/
Taybou8058/
Tabouh8042/
Tasbau8034/
Taboux8030/
Tabuch8024/
Tabaux8022/
Taïbou8019/
Thabuy8017/
Thaibu8015/
Taubut8015/
Thabau8014/
Tatbut8013/
Tabeut8011/
Taubus808/
Teabeu808/
Tabutt806/
Taibud806/
Thabud806/
Taubui804/
Taybus804/
Tahbou804/
Theabu804/
Htabau803/
Taibau803/
Tabuss803/
Tabhuj803/
Taabou803/
Tasbou802/
Teabus802/
Tabouz802/
Taehbu802/
Taibus801/
Tabaut801/
Tabous801/
Taibuu801/
Thabeu801/
Thabou801/
Tabuis801/
Tabeue801/
Tabaus801/
Taabuh801/
Taabuu801/
Tahbuh801/
Tatbou801/
Taîbou801/
Taybut801/
Ttaabu801/
Tabgou801/
Taibuh801/
Taibut801/
Tahbud801/
Taboud801/
Tabudd801/
Tasbut801/
Tabhut800/
Tobu752,777/
Tebu751,101/
Tawu75611/
Tavu75370/
Tabó7523/
Thatbut732,138/
Taboush73838/
Thabuis73708/
Taabouz73478/
Thaibut73176/
Teabout73124/
Taybuğa7339/
Taybouz7337/
Taibaud7335/
Thabaud7320/
Tabouch7317/
Taibout7311/
Thabuch737/
Thahabu736/
Tabhaut733/
Tahbout732/
Thaibou732/
Taboult732/
Tabouha732/
Thasbut731/
Tabusch731/
Thabout731/
Thabuit731/
Taabous731/
Taabout731/
Tahabeu731/
Taybout731/
D'Taabu731/
Tahaibu731/
Taubush730/
Teabush730/
Tabault730/
Tavus671,337/
Tobou671,241/
Tahboush67978/
Tavut67810/
Tampu67665/
Tavuz67541/
Tahbouch67375/
Tebau67367/
Taavu67259/
Tavui67256/
Thabault67251/
Taibouch67171/
Tobuz67146/
Tawou67123/
Thawu67111/
Tobuu67105/
Tawau67102/
Tobau6791/
Thebu6782/
Toibu6782/
Taboe6775/
Tebeu6765/
Toybu6758/
Tobut6757/
Thavu6746/
Taiwu6742/
Tavau6741/
Towau6728/
Taboo6727/
Tobui6725/
Taivu6722/
Tavup6721/
Tobus6716/
Taawu6715/
Thobu6713/
Tawuh6713/
Tohbu6712/
Tebui6711/
Tebhu6710/
Tuobu678/
Tanpu677/
Tobuy677/
Tawuu677/
Tobuh677/
Toobu676/
Taweu675/
Toubu675/
Tăbuş675/
Tobud675/
Tobhu674/
Ttavu673/
Teibu673/
Tuibu673/
Toebu673/
Tavou673/
Tawup672/
Tobup672/
Tobeu672/
Tovau672/
Tăbuș672/
Tebuh672/
Tabuhova671/
Taibault671/
Taiboult671/
Tavhu671/
Teawu671/
Tabúa671/
Tavuş671/
Tãbuș671/
Tébou671/
Teubu671/
Taitbout671/
Tauwu671/
Tawui671/
Taybouch671/
Thaibuzz671/
Tachbouh671/
Taaibush671/
Teebu671/
Theabaud670/

Tabu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tabu in the Oriya language
ତବୁtabu62.5
ଟାବୁtabu12.5
ତାବୁtabu12.5
ଟବୁtabu5
ଟାବୁାଇଁtabua'im2.5
ତାବୁିନtabuina2.5
ତନୁtanu2.5
Tabu in the Hindi language
ताबूtabu42.31
ताबुtabu20.51
टबूtabu10.26
टाबूtabu7.69
तबूtabu7.69
टबुtabu6.41
तबुtabu5.13
Tabu in the Bengali language
টবুtabu37.5
তাবুtabu37.5
তবুtabu25
Tabu in the Tibetan language
སྟ་བུ།tabu33.33
ལྟ་བུ།tabu33.33
རྟ་བུ།tabu33.33
Tabu in the Marathi language
तबुtabu31.91
ताबुtabu25.53
तबूtabu12.77
ताबूtabu10.64
टाबुtabu8.51
टाबूtabu6.38
तंबूtambu2.13
टबुtabu2.13
Tabu in the Russian language
Табуtabu-

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