Ayuba Surname
Approximately 246,768 people bear this surname
Ayuba Surname User-submission:
This surname is provenient of the Arabhamic prophet أيوب (Ayyūb) or, as commonly known in English, Job. The spread of the name among Muslims is partly due to the fame of Saladin, founder of Ayyubid dynasty, whose name in Arabic is Salạ̄hu d-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb.
Read More About This SurnameAyuba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 239,118 | 1:741 | 90 |
| Ghana | 4,295 | 1:6,291 | 861 |
| Indonesia | 1,986 | 1:66,591 | 7,205 |
| Cameroon | 419 | 1:49,568 | 6,490 |
| Philippines | 271 | 1:373,573 | 49,139 |
| India | 251 | 1:3,056,037 | 91,050 |
| Tanzania | 127 | 1:416,863 | 29,360 |
| England | 77 | 1:723,611 | 40,488 |
| United States | 54 | 1:6,712,202 | 314,667 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Nepal | 21 | 1:1,356,236 | 6,897 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Ayuba (180,906) may also be a first name.
Ayuba Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname is provenient of the Arabhamic prophet أيوب (Ayyūb) or, as commonly known in English, Job. The spread of the name among Muslims is partly due to the fame of Saladin, founder of Ayyubid dynasty, whose name in Arabic is Salạ̄hu d-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb. The story of Aiub (Job) in Islam parallels the story of the Hebrew Bible, although the main emphasis is on Job standing steadfast before God. Aiub is a surname that had big emphasis on Jewish culture in countries outside of the Middle East.
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Ayuba Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Ayuba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ayuba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ayuba (Bengali: অযুবা, Hindi: अयूबा, Marathi: आयुबा, Oriya: ଆୟୁବ, Russian: Аюба) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ayuba? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,221st most frequent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 29,532 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ayuba live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ayuba is also the 5,798th most frequently used forename on earth, borne by 180,906 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 239,118 people, or 1 in 741. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kaduna, where 14 percent are found, Kano, where 12 percent are found and Bauchi, where 8 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 2 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.
Ayuba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Ayuba surname is chiefly Muslim (61%) in Nigeria.
Ayuba earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.74% more than the national average, earning $60,729 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ayuba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ayuba in the Bengali language | ||
| অযুবা | ayuba | - |
| Ayuba in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆୟୁବ | ayuba | 80 |
| ଆୟବ | ayaba | 5.71 |
| ଆୟୁନ | ayuna | 2.86 |
| ଆୟୂବ | ayuba | 2.86 |
| ଆୟୁବୁ | ayubu | 2.86 |
| ଅୟୁକ | ayuka | 2.86 |
| ଆୟୁବା | ayuba | 2.86 |
| Ayuba in the Hindi language | ||
| अयूबा | ayuba | 59.57 |
| अयुबा | ayuba | 31.91 |
| आयूबा | ayuba | 4.26 |
| अयूब | ayuba | 2.13 |
| आयुबा | ayuba | 2.13 |
| Ayuba in the Marathi language | ||
| आयुबा | ayuba | 38.1 |
| अयुबा | ayuba | 31.43 |
| आयुब | ayuba | 13.33 |
| अयुब | ayuba | 9.52 |
| आयूबा | ayuba | 2.86 |
| युब | yuba | 1.9 |
| अयूबा | ayuba | 0.95 |
| अयूब | ayuba | 0.95 |
| Ayuba in the Russian language | ||
| Аюба | auba | - |
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