Chub Surname

6,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81,428 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Chub Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chub Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala68,2081:23637
Ukraine6,6051:6,892773
Russia5,0501:28,5393,956
Belize5791:614123
Belarus2981:31,8835,506
Kazakhstan2101:84,2029,771
Cambodia1751:88,4982,289
Uzbekistan651:475,83311,089
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Uruguay381:90,3099,090
Kyrgyzstan301:199,08819,743
India151:51,137,692512,385
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Transnistria91:52,7447,681
Georgia91:416,17216,412
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
China41:341,830,39216,990
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England31:18,572,686338,250
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

The alternate forms: Chúb (4) are calculated separately.

Chub (231) may also be a first name.

Chub Last Name Facts

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

Chub (Georgian: ჩუბ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﺐ, Hindi: चूब, Marathi: चूब, Russian: Чуб) is found most frequently in Guatemala. It can also occur in the variant forms: Chúb. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chub? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,955th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 89,497 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Chub reside; 84 percent reside in Central America and 84 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 590,311th most frequent forename throughout the world, borne by 231 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Guatemala, where it is held by 68,208 people, or 1 in 236. In Guatemala Chub is most prevalent in: Alta Verapaz Department, where 67 percent live, Izabal Department, where 19 percent live and Petén Department, where 12 percent live. Besides Guatemala this last name is found in 46 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 8 percent live and Russia, where 6 percent live.

Chub Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Chub has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Chub surname declined 40 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chub Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Chub are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Chub earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.35% more than the national average, earning $45,891 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chúb924/
Schub89566/
Chhub89227/
Chaub89154/
Choub8990/
Chubh893/
Tchub892/
Cheub891/
Chubs890/
Chubt890/
Hub865,401/
Cub86616/
Schaub8025,871/
Scheub80138/
Schoub8046/
Tchoub8013/
Chhoub8012/
Tschub803/
Choubh802/
Chouyb802/
Chubdh801/
Chaubt801/
Choubs801/
Schubz800/
Schuub800/
Czub752,341/
Haub752,001/
Chob751,809/
Chup751,303/
Shub751,242/
Chuv75610/
Khub75504/
Houb75426/
Heub7560/
Ciub7524/
Hubs7523/
Chuw7516/
Hubp7513/
Coub757/
Hubś754/
Hubh754/
Hubt753/
Chuf753/
Hubd753/
Caub752/
Huib752/
Cujb752/
Cuhb752/
Husb751/
Cuib751/
Dcub751/
Hujb751/
Hzub751/
Chubova731,677/
Schoubs73151/
Schaubt7311/
Shuib673,037/
Chupp672,883/
Shaub671,738/
Chouf67849/
Shoub67390/
Choup67374/
Sahub67320/
Shubh67221/
Chupe67177/
Chuup67152/
Chuff67137/
Chauv67133/
Huybs6793/
Haubs6793/
Haubt6790/
Chups6783/
Choeb6768/
Shubs6765/
Schup6746/
Chauw6743/
Chufe6740/
Chauf6721/
Chhup6712/
Chouw679/
Sheub674/
Khoub673/
Choob673/
Chuip673/
Shuyb673/
Hjoub673/
Chujw673/
Chupt672/
Heubz672/
Khaub672/
Chaup672/
Chouv671/
Caubh671/
Cheuv671/
Houbs671/
Schubová671/
Shuub671/
Hahub671/
Chľubová671/
Chňup671/
Cheuf671/
Chuhw671/
Chsuv671/
Ciubs671/
Csoub671/
Heubs671/
Hubsh670/

Chub Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chub in the Georgian language
ჩუბchub-
Chub in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺷﺐshb-
Chub in the Marathi language
चूबcuba80
चुबcuba20
Chub in the Hindi language
चूबcuba60
चुबcuba40
Chub in the Russian language
Чубcub-

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