Bubala Surname

89,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Bubala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bubala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia4,3011:3,685457
DR Congo7461:99,03411,142
Indonesia1581:837,02063,356
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Poland301:1,266,95880,461
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Bubala (485) may also be a first name.

Bubala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bubala (Hindi: बुबला, Marathi: बुबळा) is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bubala? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 89,703rd most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,362,668 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Bubala are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Bubala is also the 385,996th most numerous given name on earth, held by 485 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 4,301 people, or 1 in 3,685. In Zambia it is most common in: Southern Province, where 59 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 17 percent live and Central Province, where 16 percent live. Other than Zambia Bubala is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.

Bubala Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bubala are 35.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.24% being registered to vote for the party.

Bubala earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boubala921,132/
Buballa9293/
Bubalas921/
Bubaala921/
Boubasla86478/
Boubalah866/
Bhujbala862/
Boubalia861/
Bahubala861/
Bhaubala861/
Boubalat861/
Bouballa861/
Bubalo834,280/
Bubela832,182/
Bubola831,150/
Bobala83580/
Buwala83409/
Buvala83360/
Bubali83309/
Bubała83306/
Bubale83221/
Bubóla8310/
Vubala831/
Wubala831/
Boubhaala801/
Boubahhla801/
Butvala77498/
Boubaly77176/
Boubale77126/
Boubali7785/
Bobaila7747/
Bubaale7739/
Bubailo7723/
Bujvala7722/
Bunpala7714/
Buvalla7713/
Boballa7712/
Buvalai779/
Baubale778/
Bumpala778/
Buwaala778/
Bobhala777/
Buballe776/
Bhubali776/
Bobalai775/
Bubalis774/
Buvalas774/
Wubalat774/
Bubaali773/
Bujbale773/
Bubuola773/
Buvalaj773/
Bobaala772/
Bhubale772/
Buballi772/
Buballo772/
Bubolaz771/
Bujwala771/
Buwalea771/
Baubela771/
Bhuvala771/
Buhuala771/
Buubale771/
Bubuila771/
Boubola771/
Bouwala771/
Bubolla771/
Bouballatt752/
Bhujwala71136/
Bhauwala71103/
Bhujbale7198/
Bhujvala7187/
Bahubali7147/
Buswalya7131/
Boubalos7125/
Boubalou7122/
Bhauvala7116/
Bouboula7115/
Bouballi7115/
Buswalia7113/
Bunpalau7112/
Bujhvala7110/
Bhutvala717/
Bobailla715/
Bunphala715/
Boubally714/
Bhobhala714/
Boujbale714/
Boubaley712/
Bouhbale712/
Bahubale711/
Bhuswala711/
Bhubaththla711/
Boubosla711/
Boutbale711/
Booualai711/
Buvalaai711/
Bubahali711/
Bouballe711/
Boubelah711/
Bouwalla710/
Bobola672,990/
Bowala671,356/
Bubolo67881/
Bobale67619/
Bousboula67369/
Bubelo67348/
Bobalo67340/
Bubeła67244/
Bobali67177/
Bhubhaliy67115/
Bobaly6783/
Bubole6753/
Bhujwalla6752/
Bobalj6729/
Búbela6727/
Vuvala6716/
Buboli6715/
Bouboulas6710/
Wuwala678/
Bůbela678/
Bhujbhale677/
Bhujbaile674/
Boubalout674/
Bouwailah674/
Buwola674/
Bhujballi673/
Wobala673/
Buvale672/
Búbola672/
Bumpallay671/
Bauvalauj671/
Bhumpaala671/
Vubale671/
Boubaille671/
Bobała671/
Búvala671/
Bubolj671/
Boubealou671/
Bhobhalay671/
Bhauvalas671/
Boussuala671/
Buvola671/
Bounphala671/

Bubala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bubala in the Hindi language
बुबलाbubala66.67
बूबलाbubala33.33
Bubala in the Marathi language
बुबळाbubala57.14
बुबलाbubala42.86

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