Taribu Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Taribu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taribu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Taribu (77) may also be a first name.

Taribu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Taribu (Bengali: তরিবু, Hindi: तारीबू, Russian: Тарибу) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Taribu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taribu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Taribu is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Taribu live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Taribu is also the 1,100,117th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 77 people.

Taribu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Taribu is most common in: Ogun, where 43 percent live, Lagos, where 29 percent live and Taraba, where 14 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taraibu9237/
Taribus925/
Tharibut8670/
Tatribut862/
Tauribau861/
Tarribou861/
Tarivu834/
Taribó833/
Tarubu832/
Teribu831/
Thatribut801/
Toribau77166/
Toribou7716/
Tarebou777/
Tariweu774/
Tarebau771/
Tariwuh771/
Ttarivu771/
Tariwou771/
Tairubu771/
Toribush711/
Touribou711/
Terebu6715/
Taarebout671/
Terubu671/
Taharrubuy634/
Terebuh6248/
Torebus622/
Terebou621/
Torresbush502/

Taribu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taribu in the Bengali language
তরিবুtaribu66.67
তরীবুtaribu33.33
Taribu in the Hindi language
तारीबूtaribu50
तरीबुtaribu50
Taribu in the Russian language
Тарибуtaribu-

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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
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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 Taribu
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