Yabu Surname

49,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Yabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan7,9121:16,1581,956
DR Congo9921:74,4758,688
Indonesia3661:361,33731,136
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Nigeria1661:1,067,12544,499
Papua New Guinea1481:55,0936,981
Brazil1041:2,058,40765,034
India951:8,074,372169,494
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Philippines761:1,332,08299,105
Turkey471:1,655,77562,151
Iran241:3,199,27294,565
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Afghanistan131:2,473,32216,278
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Yabu (1,238) may also be a first name.

Yabu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yabu (Hindi: याबू, Marathi: याबु, Russian: Ябу, Tibetan: ཡཱ་བུ་) is borne by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yabu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 49,789th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 705,952 people. Yabu occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Yabu live; 77 percent live in East Asia and 77 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 224,663rd most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 1,238 people.

It is most commonly held in Japan, where it is borne by 7,912 people, or 1 in 16,158. In Japan it is primarily found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 23 percent live, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 7 percent live and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 6 percent live. Aside from Japan it occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.

Yabu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yabu last name are 40.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.12% being registered with the party.

The amount Yabu earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 40.74% more than the national average, earning $60,729 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.51% more than the national average, earning $66,332 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yabut8918,345/
Yabui891,179/
Yabou89319/
Yabud8981/
Yabuz8981/
Yabau8936/
Yabuy8933/
Yabeu8924/
Yaabu8914/
Yabus8912/
Yoabu898/
Yahbu894/
Yabhu893/
Yabgu892/
Yabuu891/
Yabux891/
Yiabu891/
Yabuh891/
Yabous8011,058/
Yahubu8054/
Yabush8015/
Hyabou8014/
Yabuch808/
Eiyabu808/
Yahabu807/
Ayyabu804/
Yabout804/
Oyiabu803/
Yabouz803/
Yasbou803/
Aiyabu802/
Yabuha802/
Yaabhu801/
Yabgou801/
Yatbou801/
Yaoubu801/
Yaaibu801/
Yoabou801/
Yabuit801/
Yhabou801/
Aayabu801/
Yabuus801/
Uyeabu801/
Jabu757,636/
Yobu751,729/
Yawu751,525/
Yavu75816/
Iabu7530/
Eabu7512/
Gaiyabu7323/
Yabusch7319/
Haiyabu7313/
Yaoubou7311/
Gayyabu733/
Hayyabu732/
Yabouss731/
Uyiabuh731/
Aiyabou731/
Hayiabu731/
Yavuz67222,494/
Yobou67957/
Jabou67696/
Eyobu67242/
Jaibu67203/
Jabut67194/
Jabau67132/
Hyobu67115/
Oyobu67107/
Yanpu67101/
Yavus6791/
Jaabu6777/
Yawou6776/
Jiabu6770/
Yayvu6766/
Ijabu6765/
Jabud6760/
Jabus6753/
Yavou6751/
Yahwu6748/
Yampu6741/
Jeabu6735/
Jhabu6734/
Yawau6734/
Ayobu6730/
Yhobu6730/
Hiabu6718/
Yavuy6715/
Yobui6712/
Yobhu6710/
Iaabu678/
Ajobu678/
Yaawu677/
Yaboo675/
Yavud674/
Yawhu674/
Jabuh674/
Yhawu673/
Jabui673/
Yowau673/
Yobuh673/
Jabhu672/
Eabou672/
Yawuh672/
Yobus672/
Yahoubou672/
Jaybu671/
Jabuj671/
Gayiabou671/
Aiobu671/
Jahbu671/
Yawuu671/
Ihabu671/
Jabeu671/
Iabau671/
Iabou671/
Iabui671/
Jabgu671/
Yoobu671/
Yavuç671/
Yaweu671/
Yawui671/
Yavau671/
Yaveu671/
Yavui671/
Yiawu671/
Gayyabou671/
Jabuy671/
Yaavu671/
Uyobu671/
Eabau671/

Yabu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yabu in the Tibetan language
ཡཱ་བུ་yabu-
Yabu in the Marathi language
याबुyabu81.82
याबूyabu18.18
Yabu in the Hindi language
याबूyabu75
याबुyabu25
Yabu in the Russian language
Ябуabu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yabu
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