Cuba Surname
Approximately 48,593 people bear this surname
Cuba Surname User-submission:
(Portuguese, Asturian-Leonese, Galician, and Spanish) Cuba is a habitational surname from any of the places in Portugal (in the provinces of Alentejo and Beira Baixa) or Spain (in Aragon, Asturies, and Galicia) named Cuba, from cuba, meaning 'barrel' (from Latin cupa).
Read More About This SurnameCuba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 17,303 | 1:1,837 | 304 |
| Bolivia | 6,844 | 1:1,551 | 300 |
| Cuba | 4,889 | 1:2,357 | 346 |
| Paraguay | 3,448 | 1:2,099 | 302 |
| Brazil | 2,643 | 1:80,997 | 3,035 |
| United States | 2,420 | 1:149,776 | 15,423 |
| Argentina | 2,193 | 1:19,491 | 1,648 |
| Philippines | 1,866 | 1:54,254 | 9,022 |
| Venezuela | 1,806 | 1:16,724 | 1,289 |
| South Africa | 1,489 | 1:36,385 | 4,659 |
| Spain | 768 | 1:60,875 | 5,524 |
| Mexico | 737 | 1:168,421 | 4,945 |
| Nicaragua | 377 | 1:15,971 | 892 |
| Aruba | 231 | 1:448 | 57 |
| Dominican Republic | 185 | 1:56,394 | 2,803 |
| Uruguay | 183 | 1:18,753 | 2,128 |
| Chile | 171 | 1:103,020 | 3,863 |
| Portugal | 123 | 1:84,701 | 4,225 |
| France | 118 | 1:562,904 | 76,109 |
| Puerto Rico | 68 | 1:52,208 | 1,162 |
| Indonesia | 61 | 1:2,168,020 | 133,281 |
| Canada | 59 | 1:624,502 | 51,218 |
| Colombia | 55 | 1:868,619 | 8,726 |
| Angola | 49 | 1:550,800 | 2,323 |
| Austria | 48 | 1:177,405 | 22,887 |
| Italy | 39 | 1:1,568,120 | 82,279 |
| Netherlands | 31 | 1:544,748 | 49,659 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| Poland | 26 | 1:1,461,875 | 85,446 |
| Slovakia | 25 | 1:213,458 | 34,691 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Moldova | 20 | 1:178,068 | 17,570 |
| Honduras | 20 | 1:440,822 | 3,218 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Kosovo | 15 | 1:124,125 | 6,042 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Hungary | 14 | 1:701,163 | 38,752 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Latvia | 10 | 1:205,005 | 22,061 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 9 | 1:19,714 | 1,083 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 56 | 1:896,762 | 54,350 |
The alternate forms: Čuba (524) & Ćuba (1) are calculated separately.
Cuba (794) may also be a first name.
Cuba Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
(Portuguese, Asturian-Leonese, Galician, and Spanish) Cuba is a habitational surname from any of the places in Portugal (in the provinces of Alentejo and Beira Baixa) or Spain (in Aragon, Asturies, and Galicia) named Cuba, from cuba, meaning 'barrel' (from Latin cupa). Variant spelling of Kuba.
- jonc90Cuba Demographics
Average Cuba Salary in
United States
$42,393 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Cuba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cuba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cuba is borne by more people in Peru than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Čuba or Ćuba. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cuba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Cuba is the 11,572nd most widely held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 149,971 people. The last name Cuba is mostly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Cuba are found; 71 percent are found in South America and 50 percent are found in Andean South America. Cuba is also the 290,602nd most widely held first name on earth It is held by 794 people.
This surname is most common in Peru, where it is borne by 17,303 people, or 1 in 1,837. In Peru Cuba is primarily found in: Lima Province, where 35 percent reside, Ayacucho Region, where 11 percent reside and Cusco Region, where 9 percent reside. Not including Peru this last name exists in 90 countries. It is also found in Bolivia, where 14 percent reside and Cuba, where 10 percent reside.
Cuba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Cuba has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cuba last name expanded 4,321 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 363 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cuba Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Cuba last name are 42.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.89% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Cuba earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 2.29% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,829 per year; in South Africa they earn 49.14% less than the national average, earning R 120,852 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.42% more than the national average, earning $24,613,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.75% less than the national average, earning $42,393 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.88% more than the national average, earning $56,581 CAD per year.
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