Talabi Surname

35,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,948 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Talabi Surname User-submission:

The surname Talabi is indeed of Yoruba origin. In Yoruba culture, surnames are meaningful and often have personal or ancestral significance. Talabi is a Yoruba surname that is derived from personal names and titles. It is formed from the combination of two elements: tala, which means 'to follow' or 'to pursue', and bi, which means 'born' or 'to be'.

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Talabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria13,0061:13,6201,376
Morocco9881:34,8955,588
England2711:205,60217,801
United States2271:1,596,735107,304
Algeria1481:261,02427,501
Benin831:124,52513,573
Philippines391:2,595,852132,893
Pakistan291:6,160,13436,715
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Iran251:3,071,30192,215
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
India141:54,790,384527,769
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Dominica11:75,891912
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

The alternate forms: Talabí (1) are calculated separately.

Talabi (3,727) may also be a first name.

Talabi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Talabi is indeed of Yoruba origin. In Yoruba culture, surnames are meaningful and often have personal or ancestral significance. Talabi is a Yoruba surname that is derived from personal names and titles. It is formed from the combination of two elements: tala, which means 'to follow' or 'to pursue', and bi, which means 'born' or 'to be'. Therefore, talabi can be interpreted to mean 'one who follows or pursues after birth' or 'one who is born after a certain event or circumstance'. Like many Yoruba surnames, Talabi carries cultural and historical significance within the Yoruba community.

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Talabi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Talabi (Hindi: तलाबी, Marathi: तालबी, Oriya: ତାଲବି, Russian: Талаби) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Talabí. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Talabi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 35,364th most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 487,526 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Talabi live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 115,342nd most common first name worldwide, borne by 3,727 people.

Talabi is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 13,006 people, or 1 in 13,620. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 34 percent live, Ogun, where 30 percent live and Ekiti, where 12 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 7 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Talabi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Talabi surname is principally Christian (88%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Talabi last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Talabi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 144.69% more than the national average, earning R 581,484 per year; in United States they earn 8.53% less than the national average, earning $39,467 USD per year and in Canada they earn 61.2% more than the national average, earning $80,087 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Talabí941/
Talaabi923,398/
Talabis92887/
Thalabi92551/
Taalabi92316/
Tallabi92211/
Taulabi92184/
Talhabi9227/
Talabhi9212/
Taleabi9211/
Talabei926/
Talabai924/
Talabih924/
Talabiy923/
Talabio922/
Talabie921/
Talaibi921/
Talabhai8677/
Talasbai8645/
Thaalabi862/
Thalabai861/
Thalhabi861/
Talabidh861/
Talebi8388,521/
Talabe833,789/
Talaba832,874/
Talawi83773/
Talavi83643/
Talabă83318/
Tolabi83183/
Talaby8350/
Talobi8316/
Telabi8310/
Talabá831/
Thalabhai8036/
Tagliabui8017/
Talaviy779,974/
Talabér771,328/
Tahlawi771,234/
Toulabi77476/
Talaber77333/
Tallawi77157/
Taloubi77137/
Talhawi7799/
Talaiva7771/
Talabay7757/
Tholabi7756/
Tolabis7746/
Tollabi7725/
Toolabi7720/
Talavai7719/
Tallavi7714/
Thalebi7713/
Talajvi7712/
Taulaby7711/
Tallaba7711/
Taulobi7711/
Tallabe779/
Talabaj779/
Talawai778/
Tahlavi778/
Talavit777/
Tolabit776/
Talabeh776/
Thalawi776/
Talawis776/
Taleavi776/
Talyaba776/
Telabhi774/
Talaiwa774/
Taliawi774/
Talabes773/
Talaiba773/
Tolabai773/
Talebii772/
Tehlabi771/
Thalavi771/
Tallaby771/
Thelabi771/
Talowai771/
Talampi771/
Taliaba771/
Talaaba771/
Talaavi771/
Talabaa771/
Talabet771/
Talabey771/
Talaboy771/
Talawid771/
Talebai771/
Talebie771/
Taalawi771/
Talebei771/
Toylabi771/
Talabha771/
Tailobi771/
Taalaba771/
Taalebi771/
Taulawi771/
Talahabhai751/
Talaivay7114,168/
Talasbay71136/
Talampai7162/
Talaiver7119/
Tolabhai7114/
Talompai719/
Taliaboa717/
Talabett714/
Talavith714/
Thaalaba714/
Telabhai713/
Talabhay713/
Talabher713/
Thalavai711/
T'Alhawi711/
Taalaybe711/
Tallobai711/
Talaabay711/
Thalgawi711/
Thaalabe711/
Thalabér711/
Tallabey711/
Talhoubi711/
Talahuit711/
Talausui711/
Taulauvi711/
Toullabi711/
Toulaibi711/
Tagliabe711/
Tolaba6720,483/
Talawy672,116/
Tolavi67738/
Talawa67683/
Telabe67369/
Talebe67360/
Tolabe67342/
Taleby67257/
Talava67205/
Talave67182/
Talawe6772/
Tolebi6749/
Tolawi6737/
Talába6733/
Tolobi6726/
Taloba6718/
Talobe679/
Talaivaya677/
Telebi677/
Thalauber671/
Thalhawie671/
Taulhaber671/
Talébe671/
Talovi671/
Talaabhay671/
Talamphai671/

Talabi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Talabi in the Oriya language
ତାଲବିtalabi-
Talabi in the Hindi language
तलाबीtalabi50
तलबीtalabi50
Talabi in the Marathi language
तालबीtalabi45.45
तालाबीtalabi27.27
तलाबीtalabi27.27
Talabi in the Russian language
Талабиtalabi-

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