Zahabu Surname

112,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,100 people bear this surname

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

Zahabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zahabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3,3931:21,7742,751
Tanzania6851:77,2877,989
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zahabu (1,737) may also be a first name.

Zahabu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zahabu is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zahabu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 112,911th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,777,450 people. The last name Zahabu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zahabu reside; 83 percent reside in Central Africa and 83 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 184,039th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 1,737 people.

Zahabu is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 3,393 people, or 1 in 21,774. Outside of The DR Congo this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 17 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaabu911,164/
Zhabu913/
Zahbu911/
Zahaibou868/
Dzhabu834/
Zaabou832/
Zabu80903/
Cahabeu771/
Cahabou771/
Chabu7316,851/
Zabou73313/
Zabeu73296/
Zaibu73230/
Dzabu73150/
Zabau7369/
Zabui7318/
Zhebu736/
Zaubu731/
Chahabou71136/
Cahaibou7133/
Tsahabou715/
Tshabu676,085/
Chabou673,488/
Dzabou67631/
Tchabu67145/
Chaibu67104/
Cheabu6748/
Chabau6739/
Chhabu6721/
Chaabu6721/
Chabuh6717/
Chabeu6712/
Zaibou676/
Zaybou675/
Zabahu675/
Chahaibou674/
Cahbou672/
Tchahabou672/
Hzabou672/
Tsaabu671/
Zeabeu671/
Chabuj671/
Chabhu671/
Chahbu671/
Zeaubu671/
Chabui671/

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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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  • 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 Zahabu
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