Yabou Surname
Approximately 319 people bear this surname
Yabou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 90 | 1:161,993 | 1,291 |
| Ivory Coast | 56 | 1:411,986 | 13,976 |
| Niger | 44 | 1:436,182 | 11,913 |
| Cameroon | 43 | 1:483,002 | 39,429 |
| Gambia | 25 | 1:76,938 | 264 |
| Mauritania | 18 | 1:227,492 | 10,961 |
| Benin | 12 | 1:861,300 | 44,192 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Yabou (534) may also be a first name.
Yabou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yabou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yabou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﺑﻮ) is borne by more people in Senegal than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yabou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yabou is the 855,216th most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 22,844,972 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Yabou are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 364,930th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 534 people.
Yabou is most commonly used in Senegal, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 161,993. In Senegal Yabou is mostly concentrated in: Sédhiou Region, where 52 percent are found, Kaolack Region, where 37 percent are found and Dakar Region, where 10 percent are found. Not including Senegal Yabou is found in 16 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 18 percent are found and Niger, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yabou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yabou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﺎﺑﻮ | yabw | 80 |
| ﻳﺒﺎﻭ | ybaw | 10 |
| ﺍﻳﺎﺑﻮ | ayabw | 10 |
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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 Yabou
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