Thabu Surname

593,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Thabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1831:252,34917,139
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Uganda1231:317,39321,597
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
India231:33,350,669396,143
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Thabu (853) may also be a first name.

Thabu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thabu (Hindi: थाबु, Marathi: ठबु, Oriya: ଠାବୁ) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thabu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 593,568th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 13,881,040 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Thabu live; 59 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 279,019th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 853 people.

The last name Thabu is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 252,349. In Kenya Thabu is mostly concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 77 percent reside, Muranga County, where 20 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 1 percent reside. Besides Kenya this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 30 percent reside and Uganda, where 23 percent reside.

Thabu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Thabu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.9% less than the national average, earning R 85,788 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thabut912,010/
Tahabu91428/
Thabuy9117/
Thaibu9115/
Thabau9114/
Thabud916/
Theabu914/
Thabeu911/
Thabou911/
Tabu8971,722/
Thatbut832,138/
Thabuis83708/
Thaibut83176/
Thabaud8320/
Thabuch837/
Thahabu836/
Thaibou832/
Thasbut831/
Thabout831/
Thabuit831/
Tahabeu831/
Tahaibu831/
Taabu8012,662/
Taibu805,377/
Tabut802,436/
Tabou802,417/
Tabus80423/
Tabud80330/
Tabau80223/
Tabuh80221/
Tabeu80167/
Tabhu80154/
Tabuy8095/
Thebu8082/
Tabuz8045/
Tabui8026/
Tgabu8016/
Thobu8013/
Tohbu8012/
Taebu8011/
Tabuu8010/
Ttabu805/
Taybu802/
Taubu802/
Tabuj801/
Tasbu801/
Teabu801/
Tabgu801/
Tahbu801/
Htabu801/
Tabuş801/
Thabault77251/
Thaibuzz771/
Theabaud770/
Tabout731,277/
Taibou73295/
Thobut73198/
Tabaud73193/
Tabush73139/
Tabouy73118/
Taybou7358/
Thampu7345/
Tabouh7342/
Tasbau7334/
Taboux7330/
Tabuch7324/
Tabaux7322/
Taïbou7319/
Thebau7317/
Tohbuh7316/
Taubut7315/
Tatbut7313/
Tabeut7311/
Thaboo7311/
Taubus738/
Teabeu738/
Tabutt736/
Taibud736/
Taubui734/
Taybus734/
Tahbou734/
Htabau733/
Taibau733/
Tabuss733/
Tabhuj733/
Taabou733/
Thobeu733/
Tasbou732/
Teabus732/
Tabouz732/
Taehbu732/
Thoibu731/
Taibus731/
Tabaut731/
Tabous731/
Taibuu731/
Thebuu731/
Tabuis731/
Tabeue731/
Tabaus731/
Taabuh731/
Taabuu731/
Tahbuh731/
Tohbou731/
Tatbou731/
Taîbou731/
Taybut731/
Ttaabu731/
Tabgou731/
Taibuh731/
Taibut731/
Tahbud731/
Taboud731/
Tabudd731/
Tasbut731/
Tabhut730/
Theabault711/
Tobu672,777/
Tebu671,101/
Taboush67838/
Taabouz67478/
Tavu67370/
Teabout67124/
Taybuğa6739/
Taybouz6737/
Taibaud6735/
Tabó6723/
Tabouch6717/
Taibout6711/
Thanphu678/
Thamphu676/
Tabhaut673/
Thoubou672/
Tahbout672/
Taboult672/
Thanpui671/
Tabusch671/
Taabous671/
Taabout671/
Taybout671/
Theubeu671/
Theubou671/
D'Taabu671/
Thoibuu671/
Taubush670/
Teabush670/
Thompau670/
Tabault670/

Thabu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thabu in the Oriya language
ଠାବୁthabu87.5
ଠବୁthabu12.5
Thabu in the Marathi language
ठबुthabu42.31
ठबूthabu26.92
थाबुthabu15.38
थबूthabu7.69
थबुthabu3.85
थाबूthabu3.85
Thabu in the Hindi language
थाबुthabu33.33
थाबूthabu33.33
ठबूthabu16.67
ठबुthabu16.67

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