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) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ayuba.
How Common Is The Last Name Ayuba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ayuba is the 2,221st most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,532 people. The surname Ayuba is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ayuba are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 5,798th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 180,906 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 239,118 people, or 1 in 741. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kaduna, where 14 percent are found, Kano, where 12 percent are found and Bauchi, where 8 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it is found in 45 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 2 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.
Ayuba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally 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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