Zubairu Surname

4,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115,838 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Zubairu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zubairu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria115,5621:1,533197
England771:723,61140,488
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Cameroon611:340,47730,746
Sierra Leone161:443,102516
Maldives91:44,9082,305
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
East Timor11:1,215,928507
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Zubairu (81,870) may also be a first name.

Zubairu Last Name Facts

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

Zubairu (Russian: Зубаиру) occurs most in Nigeria. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zubairu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,876th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 62,912 people. The last name Zubairu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zubairu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 12,133rd most prevalent forename worldwide. It is borne by 81,870 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 115,562 people, or 1 in 1,533. In Nigeria Zubairu is most common in: Kano, where 17 percent are found, Katsina, where 14 percent are found and Kaduna, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 31 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Zubairu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Zubairu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Zubairu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.98% less than the national average, earning $29,349 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Zubairu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zubairu in the Russian language
Зубаируzubairu-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zubairu
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