Bube Surname

127,531st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Bube Surname Definition:

Bube is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: larva.

Bube Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,7531:101,0516,867
Germany1,0421:77,2619,776
United States2931:1,237,06187,515
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Uruguay501:68,6357,289
India451:17,045,897267,282
Spain411:1,140,29440,056
Cameroon381:546,55442,843
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Solomon Islands201:29,0015,821
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1121:448,38132,409

The alternate forms: Bubé (5) are calculated separately.

Bube (1,429) may also be a first name.

Bube Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Bube is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: larva.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Bube Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bube (Hindi: बूबे, Marathi: बूबे, Oriya: ବୁେବ, Russian: Бубе) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Bubé. Click here for further potential spellings of Bube.

How Common Is The Last Name Bube? popularity and diffusion

Bube is the 127,531st most commonly used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,048,790 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Bube are found; 49 percent are found in West Africa and 49 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 206,443rd most frequently occurring given name on earth It is held by 1,429 people.

Bube is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,753 people, or 1 in 101,051. In Nigeria Bube is mostly found in: Sokoto, where 44 percent live, Niger, where 15 percent live and Kebbi, where 14 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 39 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Bube Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bube has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bube surname rose 262 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bube Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bube last name are 12.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.15% being registered to vote for the party.

Bube earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.42% more than the national average, earning $49,369 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bubé925/
Boube8949,425/
Buber89992/
Bubes89258/
Baube89210/
Buebe89144/
Beube89140/
Bhube8982/
Bubey8956/
Bubie8948/
Bubea8945/
Buhbe8942/
Bubet8919/
Bubez899/
Bubee898/
Busbe898/
Buube896/
Bubeș894/
Bubed891/
Bubeh891/
Bubei891/
Bubje891/
Busbee802,787/
Boubet801,022/
Busbey80481/
Boubee80402/
Baubet80332/
Boubey80296/
Busbea80167/
Boubes80157/
Boubeh80104/
Baubie8099/
Bouber8091/
Bubetz8055/
Beubeu8044/
Boubée8022/
Boubez8020/
Bubeer8017/
Boubie8017/
Bubesh8013/
Bauber8013/
Boubei809/
Bhaube807/
Baubes807/
Bouybe806/
Busber805/
Bousbe804/
Boubea804/
Beuber802/
Buiber802/
Buehbe802/
Boubeu802/
Boubge802/
Bubech801/
Buybee801/
Bhoube801/
Boubeï801/
Boubhe801/
Beubie801/
Bgoube801/
Baubey801/
Bubest801/
Bubeha801/
Baubee800/
Bubett800/
Buba75159,610/
Wube7523,286/
Bobe7516,949/
Bubi751,335/
Buwe75267/
Buve75255/
Buby75121/
Bubă7534/
Vube7518/
Bubí752/
Boubess73150/
Boubeit73132/
Bousbei7324/
Bousbea7311/
Boubett735/
Boubees735/
Bousbeh733/
H'Boube732/
Boubher732/
Bousbée731/
Boubeyt731/
Boutbee731/
Boubeha731/
Bushbey731/
Boubeiz731/
Bousbet731/
Bouybez731/
Bhoubey731/
Baubech731/
Baubehe731/
Baubett731/
Busbeeh731/
Bousber731/
Bouhbez731/
Bushbee730/
Bouba67194,033/
Busby6731,192/
Wubie6712,433/
Bobie673,091/
Bobea671,606/
Woube671,515/
Bouwe671,341/
Bouby67898/
Bhobe67832/
Bubis67717/
Bouve67580/
Buboi67566/
Bobei67545/
Bauby67512/
Bobee67481/
Bobey67364/
Boubeitt67308/
Bauba67303/
Bauwe67265/
Bauve67250/
Bubys67244/
Boubi67220/
Bubui67205/
Bousbeat67201/
Baubi67191/
Bubai67158/
Bubay67123/
Biebe67112/
Boubé67109/
Buiba6754/
Boobe6753/
Buwee6750/
Bubaa6747/
Bhuba6746/
Bobeș6746/
Buboy6744/
Buvet6741/
Buibi6731/
Buves6723/
Busue6721/
Bubio6721/
Bueby6719/
Bhuve6719/
Waube6718/
Buweh6718/
Boebe6712/
Bubid6712/
Bibeh6711/
Bubii6711/
Buuve6711/
Buwez6711/
Bobhe679/
Buver678/
Bubaj678/
Boubeytt677/
Beuba677/
Bumpe677/
Bubha676/
Bhubi676/
Bubhi676/
Bunpe676/
Bubiš676/
Bubič676/
Bubuy675/
Wubea675/
Buwei675/
Buebi675/
Wubei675/
Bujba675/
Boubeith674/
Vaube674/
Buiwe674/
Wutbe674/
Bubij674/
Boushbeh674/
Boussbei673/
Boeue673/
Bubiy673/
Buubi673/
Buvie673/
Voube673/
Bhibe672/
Bauue672/
Beuby672/
Buvez672/
Veube672/
Bubiś672/
Boubehha672/
Bubyi672/
Mpube671/
Buchberh671/
Busbi671/
Buhwe671/
Buiby671/
Bujve671/
Bujwe671/
Butve671/
Buwie671/
Boubajje671/
Bous'bei671/
Bousbeae671/
Boussbee671/
Bhubhesh671/
Buvey671/
Bowue671/
Bujue671/
Buive671/
Vuube671/
Vuber671/
Wuibe671/
Búbeľ671/
Buyue671/
Buuwe671/
Buvea671/
Buvep671/
Buwue671/
Busve671/
Bubiç671/
Buboa671/
Bubuj671/
Bubés671/
Bouchber671/
Bouue671/
Baubí671/
Hbuby671/
Wubey671/
Buyby670/
Booue670/
Whube670/

Bube Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bube in the Oriya language
ବୁେବbueba-
Bube in the Hindi language
बूबेbube50
बुबेbube30
दूबेdube20
Bube in the Marathi language
बूबेbube50
बुबेbube50
Bube in the Russian language
Бубеbube-

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