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 most common in Zambia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bubala? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 89,703rd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,362,668 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Bubala live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Bubala is also the 385,996th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 485 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is borne by 4,301 people, or 1 in 3,685. In Zambia Bubala is mostly concentrated in: Southern Province, where 59 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 17 percent reside and Central Province, where 16 percent reside. Beside Zambia Bubala occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.

Bubala Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bubala last name are 35.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.24% being registered with 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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