Tatabu Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Tatabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tatabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Tatabu (19) may also be a first name.

Tatabu Last Name Facts

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

Tatabu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tatabu? popularity and diffusion

Tatabu is the 3,055,934th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name Tatabu is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Tatabu live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most widely held given name in the world, borne by 19 people.

The surname Tatabu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria it is most common in: Niger, where 58 percent are found, Kaduna, where 26 percent are found and Adamawa, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Tatabu occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tatabut9215/
Tatabui925/
Tatabud921/
Tatabou921/
Thatabut865/
Tathabut861/
Tatawu836/
Tatebu835/
Tatavu833/
Totabu832/
Tetabou7710/
Tatavau772/
Tataavu771/
Tautebu771/
Teitabu771/
Thotabut7154/
Tatavous710/
Totobu6728/
Tetoubou571/
Toutoubou539/
Tothaibut531/
Totovu5012/
Thathomphu501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Tatabu
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