Bruba Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bruba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bruba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Bruba (20) may also be a first name.

Bruba Last Name Facts

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

Bruba is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bruba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Bruba reside; 44 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bruba is also the 2,446,817th most common first name worldwide, borne by 20 people.

The last name Bruba is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Gombe, where 25 percent reside, Niger, where 25 percent reside and Taraba, where 25 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Cameroon, where 22 percent reside.

Bruba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bruba has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brujba9137/
Brouba9129/
Brubga911/
Brubaj911/
Brubah910/
Brubach83553/
Brubeau831/
Brrouba831/
Brubaya831/
Broubah831/
Brubaus830/
Briba80124/
Broba80107/
Brubo8088/
Bruva8042/
Bruwa8012/
Brube809/
Brubi802/
Bruby801/
Bróba801/
Wruba801/
Braubach77143/
Brussbau771/
Broubach770/
Brieba73407/
Bruwaa73282/
Brusby73204/
Bruber73167/
Bribai73127/
Brubio7372/
Brusbo739/
Brujbă734/
Wrhuba734/
Bruwah733/
Broubi732/
Brouwa732/
Bruiwa731/
Breube731/
Brubes731/
Bhruva731/
Braubi731/
Brauwa731/
Bruboh731/
Broube731/
Brobah730/
Brusua730/
Bribau730/
Brobay730/
Brubie730/
Brubee730/
Brübach67354/
Brouwas6775/
Broumpa6716/
Broubie6715/
Brobaay677/
Brusbey676/
Bruwaah674/
Brauway672/
Brouvas671/
Bhruvad671/
Brouber671/
Bruvais671/
Bruvaus671/
Brubesh671/
Brausby671/

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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
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  • 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 Bruba
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