Tabu Surname
Approximately 71,722 people bear this surname
Tabu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 39,150 | 1:1,887 | 183 |
| Uganda | 16,230 | 1:2,405 | 387 |
| Tanzania | 7,676 | 1:6,897 | 903 |
| Kenya | 4,427 | 1:10,431 | 1,322 |
| Papua New Guinea | 599 | 1:13,612 | 1,272 |
| Malawi | 497 | 1:34,445 | 5,098 |
| Turkey | 411 | 1:189,347 | 14,126 |
| Indonesia | 407 | 1:324,937 | 28,485 |
| Cameroon | 347 | 1:59,853 | 7,706 |
| Philippines | 293 | 1:345,523 | 46,714 |
| India | 248 | 1:3,093,006 | 91,743 |
| Nigeria | 236 | 1:750,605 | 34,037 |
| South Africa | 208 | 1:260,470 | 26,176 |
| Zimbabwe | 179 | 1:86,247 | 12,510 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Solomon Islands | 133 | 1:4,361 | 540 |
| France | 69 | 1:962,648 | 108,938 |
| Marshall Islands | 64 | 1:810 | 191 |
| Israel | 60 | 1:142,627 | 15,171 |
| Belgium | 46 | 1:249,927 | 30,800 |
| Russia | 43 | 1:3,351,699 | 174,427 |
| United States | 34 | 1:10,660,557 | 428,392 |
| Brazil | 34 | 1:6,296,304 | 151,940 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Afghanistan | 14 | 1:2,296,656 | 15,575 |
| Syria | 9 | 1:2,144,558 | 9,551 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
Tabu (74,678) may also be a first name.
Tabu Demographics
Average Tabu Salary in
United States
$37,420 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tabu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tabu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tabu (Bengali: টবু, Hindi: ताबू, Marathi: तबु, Oriya: ତବୁ, Russian: Табу, Tibetan: སྟ་བུ།) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tabu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,917th most common surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 101,608 people. This last name 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. Tabu is also the 13,119th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 74,678 people.
Tabu is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 39,150 people, or 1 in 1,887. Aside from The DR Congo it is found in 66 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 23 percent are found and Tanzania, where 11 percent are found.
Tabu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (98%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Tabu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the 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
Tabu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tabu in the Oriya language | ||
| ତବୁ | tabu | 62.5 |
| ଟାବୁ | tabu | 12.5 |
| ତାବୁ | tabu | 12.5 |
| ଟବୁ | tabu | 5 |
| ଟାବୁାଇଁ | tabua'im | 2.5 |
| ତାବୁିନ | tabuina | 2.5 |
| ତନୁ | tanu | 2.5 |
| Tabu in the Hindi language | ||
| ताबू | tabu | 42.31 |
| ताबु | tabu | 20.51 |
| टबू | tabu | 10.26 |
| टाबू | tabu | 7.69 |
| तबू | tabu | 7.69 |
| टबु | tabu | 6.41 |
| तबु | tabu | 5.13 |
| Tabu in the Bengali language | ||
| টবু | tabu | 37.5 |
| তাবু | tabu | 37.5 |
| তবু | tabu | 25 |
| Tabu in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྟ་བུ། | tabu | 33.33 |
| ལྟ་བུ། | tabu | 33.33 |
| རྟ་བུ། | tabu | 33.33 |
| Tabu in the Marathi language | ||
| तबु | tabu | 31.91 |
| ताबु | tabu | 25.53 |
| तबू | tabu | 12.77 |
| ताबू | tabu | 10.64 |
| टाबु | tabu | 8.51 |
| टाबू | tabu | 6.38 |
| तंबू | tambu | 2.13 |
| टबु | tabu | 2.13 |
| Tabu in the Russian language | ||
| Табу | tabu | - |
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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 Tabu
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