Zabu Surname

391,801st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Zabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7051:104,79411,642
Nigeria1271:1,394,82554,286
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Turkey141:5,558,673112,907
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zabu (1,400) may also be a first name.

Zabu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zabu (Marathi: अबु, Russian: Забу) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Zabu.

How Common Is The Last Name Zabu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 391,801st most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,070,372 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Zabu reside; 79 percent reside in Central Africa and 79 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Zabu is also the 208,997th most prevalent given name worldwide, held by 1,400 people.

This surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 705 people, or 1 in 104,794. Barring The DR Congo Zabu occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaabu891,164/
Zabou89313/
Zabeu89296/
Zaibu89230/
Dzabu89150/
Zabau8969/
Zabus8948/
Zabut8931/
Zabud8928/
Zabui8918/
Ziabu894/
Szabu893/
Zabuz893/
Zhabu893/
Zabuu892/
Zaubu891/
Zahbu891/
Zabuš891/
Zzabu891/
Zahabu804,100/
Zabuha801,032/
Dzabou80631/
Zabout80427/
Szabau8029/
Zaboud8013/
Ziabou8010/
Zabouj8010/
Szabou807/
Zaibou806/
Zabahu805/
Zaybou805/
Dzhabu804/
Zaabou802/
Zabuch802/
Zabouh802/
Hzabou802/
Zabutt802/
Zabush801/
Zabauh801/
Zeabeu801/
Zeaubu801/
Zaibus801/
Zabouz801/
Sabu7524,876/
Jabu757,636/
Zebu751,526/
Zobu751,404/
Cabu75899/
Zawu75777/
Zabó75202/
Zavu7526/
Xabu757/
Zaabout73161/
Zaibout73137/
Zabusch735/
Zhabaus734/
Zhaibus733/
Zabouch731/
Shzaibu731/
Zaboush731/
Dzhabus731/
Zaabous731/
Zaboult730/
Szabó67227,922/
Sabuj6730,804/
Chabu6716,851/
Sabau6714,420/
Saibu6712,287/
Sabuu6711,566/
Sabuz679,767/
Sabou679,431/
Sabut672,182/
Shabu672,046/
Saabu671,625/
Cabau671,394/
Sabui671,353/
Sabud671,327/
Sabus671,044/
Zavou67926/
Jabou67696/
Djabu67598/
Dzebu67524/
Saebu67486/
Ciabu67452/
Zobou67413/
Cabui67344/
Cabuy67301/
Sabhu67289/
Sabuh67237/
Jaibu67203/
Jabut67194/
Zhawu67172/
Siabu67161/
Zabój67149/
Cabou67138/
Jabau67132/
Saybu6794/
Çabuş6794/
Jaabu6777/
Szavu6764/
Jabud6760/
Zobus6754/
Jabus6753/
Çabuğ6752/
Zebeu6745/
Cabeu6736/
Jeabu6735/
Jhabu6734/
Tsabu6732/
Zawou6731/
Zavut6730/
Caubu6728/
Tjabu6722/
Zaboo6722/
Sahbu6719/
Zaiwu6717/
Saubu6716/
Zobut6714/
Zebau6711/
Sabeu6711/
Sabuy6710/
Zaawu6710/
Zaboe6710/
Zaboľ679/
Zahaibou678/
Hsabu677/
Zuibu677/
Seabu677/
Zawuh676/
Zhebu676/
Zeebu675/
Saëbu675/
Sabuś675/
Jabui673/
Cabuh673/
Cabuj673/
Zaswu673/
Jabhu672/
Jsabu672/
Zahwu672/
Zawui672/
Zsabó672/
Zzawu672/
Caibu672/
Jaybu671/
Jabuj671/
Csabu671/
Zavus671/
Zanpu671/
Zavhu671/
Xhabu671/
Zobau671/
Jabeu671/
Zaweu671/
Zampu671/
Çabut671/
Zobeu671/
Ssabu671/
Chzaibou671/
Ceabu671/
Jabuy671/
Sxabu671/
Zaaabout671/
Xabau671/
Zawus671/

Zabu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zabu in the Marathi language
अबुabu-
Zabu in the Russian language
Забуzabu-

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Footnotes

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