Zabba Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Zabba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zabba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Burkina Faso91:2,039,12215,494
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Zabba (1,328) may also be a first name.

Zabba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zabba (Russian: Забба) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zabba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,746,821st most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Zabba live; 68 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zabba is also the 215,591st most frequently held forename at a global level. It is borne by 1,328 people.

The last name Zabba is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Zamfara, where 43 percent are found, Kano, where 39 percent are found and Bauchi, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zabbau9190/
Zabbai9116/
Zabbah9110/
Zabbat919/
Zabbay913/
Zaibba911/
Szabbah831/
Sabba803,451/
Jabba802,262/
Zabwa801,371/
Zabua80209/
Zabbo80104/
Zabbi8057/
Cabba8053/
Zabby8034/
Zebba8024/
Zobba8018/
Zabbe8012/
Xabba8010/
Zawba806/
Zabva801/
Chabba731,664/
Zabber731,229/
Sabbat731,167/
Zabuha731,032/
Jabbad73744/
Shabba73523/
Zawbaa73397/
Djabba73288/
Sabbas73215/
Zabbey73153/
Jabbaz73143/
Cabbai7382/
Jhabba7368/
Jabbas7348/
Sabbağ7344/
Cabbau7335/
Jabbay7329/
Sabbay7327/
Sabbaj7325/
Sabbad7322/
Zabbei7322/
Çabbaş7321/
Şabbaz7318/
Sabbai7315/
Zabbee7312/
Sabbha739/
Jabbat739/
Zabuea738/
Zabwah737/
Sabbaa736/
Zabbée735/
Jabbau735/
Saibba734/
Jabbaa733/
Cabbay733/
Zabbie732/
Tsabba732/
Zabbot732/
Cabbah731/
Jabbai731/
Zobbad731/
Zhabbo731/
Sabbau731/
Jabbha731/
Sabbaz731/
Jabbea731/
Ziebba731/
Zaibbi731/
Zabbih731/
Zaabwa731/
Sgabba731/
Ssabba731/
Saabba731/
Giabba731/
Cabbaï731/
Sabbea731/
Zebbaa731/
Zahwba731/
Zebbea730/
Sabbahy67404/
Chabbat67360/
Zawbaah67275/
Shabbaj67199/
Giabbai6775/
Dzhabua6775/
Shabbas6756/
Shabbat6750/
Sabbach6742/
Chhabba6741/
Shabbaz6729/
Jabbash6720/
Jaubbad6713/
Seabbas6711/
Zabbouj679/
Tchabba678/
Sabbatt677/
Shaabba677/
Sabbass676/
Ssabbah674/
Zabbeth673/
Shabbay672/
Sabbaaj671/
Sabbash671/
Saibbas671/
Sahbbas671/
Chabbai671/
Chabbas671/
Dzhabbo671/
Shabbad671/
Shabbai671/
Chabbay671/
Djabbas671/
Zabbiey671/
Sabbasz671/
Sabbayh671/
Dsabbah671/
Chabbad671/
Zabbich671/
Sahbbaz671/
Jabbaha671/

Zabba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zabba in the Russian language
Заббаzabba-

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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 Zabba
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