Zainabu Surname

108,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Zainabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zainabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,5701:68,9275,003
Uganda8001:48,7995,954
Kenya4861:95,0208,436
DR Congo3901:189,43519,115
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Zainabu (246,593) may also be a first name.

Zainabu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zainabu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Zainabu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zainabu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zainabu is the 108,618th most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,700,711 people. The surname Zainabu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zainabu live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zainabu is also the 4,273rd most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 246,593 people.

The surname Zainabu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,570 people, or 1 in 68,927. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Sokoto, where 38 percent live, Zamfara, where 28 percent live and Yobe, where 16 percent live. Other than Nigeria it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 19 percent live and Kenya, where 11 percent live.

Zainabu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (87%) in Kenya.

The amount Zainabu earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 35.96% more than the national average, earning $58,667 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.54% less than the national average, earning $40,470 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Zaainabu931/
Zainaibu931/
Zaiunabu931/
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Zinabu9216,404/
Zanabu92204/
Zainabouy882/
Dzainabou881/
Zeinabu8650/
Zanaibu8644/
Zinabou8630/
Zanabou8621/
Sainabu8617/
Jainabu8612/
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Zaynabu868/
Zaenabu867/
Zienabu862/
Zainawu861/
Zannabu861/
Zeinabou803,292/
Zanaibou8017/
Sainabou806/
Jainabou805/
Dzanabou803/
Djainabu802/
Zianabou802/
Zienabou802/
Jainaabu801/
Zaynabou801/
Zaïnabou801/
Zeanabou801/
Zinaibou801/
Zannabou801/
Zenabu775,894/
Sinabu77132/
Sanabu7735/
Janabu7727/
Jinabu7716/
Canabu7713/
Zanebu772/
Ginabu771/
Zinawu771/
Djainabou75368/
Chainabou75170/
Zeionabou751/
Zayenabou751/
Zainoubou751/
Chainabut751/
Zenabou711,132/
Chinabu7186/
Jeinabu7134/
Sinabou7132/
Canabou7131/
Sanabou7123/
Sanabau7115/
Shanabu716/
Janabou716/
Singabu716/
Djanabu715/
Seinabu715/
Sanabut715/
Shinabu714/
Sangabu713/
Sainobu713/
Dzenabu713/
Jeanabu713/
Zhinawu711/
Sinhabu711/
Sannabu711/
Jaanabu711/
Janabhu711/
Zeinebu711/
Gianabu711/
Ginabou711/
Ddjainabou711/
Dzinavu711/
Janabud711/
Djanabou673,972/
Tshinabu671,313/
Chanabut67786/
Djinabou67203/
Chinabut67127/
Zeynabou6752/
Zaneibou6744/
Sitnabut6736/
Zinoubou6716/
Zineibou675/
Zengabau674/
Chingabu674/
Canabhuj673/
Sangabhu673/
Chanabou673/
Jeinabou673/
Signabou673/
Zangobou672/
Seinabou672/
Chinabud672/
Seanabut672/
Sanabudh671/
Chinaabu671/
Chinabou671/
Hdjanabu671/
Zoenabou671/
Zanhobou671/
Singabau671/
Sinhaubu671/
Zengabou671/
Jamnabou671/
Zenaabou671/
Zinhobou671/
Zaneybou671/
Singabui671/
Tchinabu671/
Tsanabou671/
Dzenabou671/
Saynabou671/
Shinabut671/
Chanabus671/
Canabeuh670/

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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 Zainabu
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