Zanibu Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Zanibu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Zanibu (244) may also be a first name.
Zanibu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zanibu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zanibu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zanibu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,532,898th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Zanibu occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Zanibu reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zanibu is also the 571,890th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 244 people.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria Zanibu is most numerous in: Niger, where 38 percent live, Zamfara, where 31 percent live and Nasarawa, where 19 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and Uganda, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zanaibu | 92 | 44 | / |
| Zaneibou | 86 | 44 | / |
| Zanaibou | 86 | 17 | / |
| Zainaibu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sanibu | 83 | 14 | / |
| Zanebu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Zenibu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Janibu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zanneibou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sanibut | 77 | 88 | / |
| Shanibu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Zainubu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Zanebou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sanibou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Janaibu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zonibou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chanibut | 71 | 14 | / |
| Sannibou | 71 | 10 | / |
| Djanibou | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sanhibou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chanibou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chanibau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zaneybou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Giannibu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chanibus | 71 | 0 | / |
| Zenebu | 67 | 28,663 | / |
| Janebu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sahanibut | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sonibu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Djanaibou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Djannibou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zenubu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Zanibu
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