Yaubu Surname

408,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yaubu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaubu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8531:207,67012,375
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Yaubu (316) may also be a first name.

Yaubu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yaubu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaubu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yaubu is the 408,080th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 8,503,554 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yaubu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yaubu is also the 494,051st most widely held first name in the world, held by 316 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 853 people, or 1 in 207,670. In Nigeria Yaubu is mostly concentrated in: Sokoto, where 31 percent live, Zamfara, where 16 percent live and Niger, where 10 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 0 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaubou911/
Yaoubu911/
Yaubaud8324/
Yaoubou8311/
Yauwu8029/
Youbu807/
Yahoubou772/
Yaooubou771/
Youbou73315/
Youbeu7313/
Youbout671/
Youbouss621/
Youwu60238/
Yaowu6041/
Yoobu601/
Youboe5528/
Youwou5524/
Yoobau551/
Youvou551/
Yojobu551/
Jojubu551/
Ayyoobu502/
Youveup502/
Yahobou501/
Youwouh501/

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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 Yaubu
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