Zanibu Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Zanibu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zanibu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

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 is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zanibu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name 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. It is also the 571,890th most frequently occurring given name in the world It is held by 244 people.

The last name Zanibu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria Zanibu is mostly concentrated in: Niger, where 38 percent are found, Zamfara, where 31 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 19 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 11 percent are found and Uganda, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zanaibu9244/
Zaneibou8644/
Zanaibou8617/
Zainaibu861/
Sanibu8314/
Zanebu832/
Zenibu831/
Janibu831/
Zanneibou801/
Sanibut7788/
Shanibu7710/
Zainubu775/
Zanebou772/
Sanibou771/
Janaibu771/
Zonibou771/
Chanibut7114/
Sannibou7110/
Djanibou717/
Sanhibou712/
Chanibou711/
Chanibau711/
Zaneybou711/
Giannibu711/
Chanibus710/
Zenebu6728,663/
Janebu6717/
Sahanibut675/
Sonibu673/
Djanaibou672/
Djannibou671/
Zenubu671/

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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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