Cubu Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Cubu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cubu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa911:595,35945,471
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Çubu (80) are calculated separately.

Cubu (24) may also be a first name.

Cubu Last Name Facts

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

Cubu is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Çubu. Click here to see other potential spellings of Cubu.

How Common Is The Last Name Cubu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,795,579th most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Cubu are found; 87 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 24 people.

Cubu is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 595,359. In South Africa Cubu is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 69 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 16 percent reside and Gauteng, where 10 percent reside. Not including South Africa it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 8 percent reside and Taiwan, where 3 percent reside.

Cubu Last Name Statistics demography

Cubu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 88.27% less than the national average, earning R 27,876 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çubu9280/
Chubu891,342/
Cubus8982/
Caubu8928/
Cubuz8921/
Cubau8916/
Cubuy891/
Cuibus80908/
Cubaud80207/
Cuibuş8054/
Coubau809/
Cubaut808/
Chubau805/
Caubeu804/
Cubeus803/
Coubou802/
Choubu801/
Chubuy801/
Chuubu801/
Chuibu801/
Tchubu801/
Chubou801/
Chubui801/
Caubou801/
Caubui801/
Cubuch801/
Cuibuș801/
Cutbus800/
Kubu754,202/
Subu753,577/
Zubu751,022/
Jubu75288/
Cobu7511/
Cuvu754/
Cuwu751/
Cutbush73540/
Choubou73242/
Cheubou7369/
Chaubou7327/
Choubeu737/
Chaubeu733/
Choubuy733/
Tcoubou732/
Tchoubu732/
Cheubeu732/
Chaubuy731/
Chuibeu731/
Chuibou731/
Cubault731/
Coubaux731/
Cuthbut730/
Chaubau730/
Subuh672,750/
Tchoubou672,074/
Khubu67709/
Kubuj67544/
Suibu67463/
Kubuz67213/
Kuybu67166/
Kubau6799/
Qhubu6797/
Subau6791/
Kaubu6781/
Djubu6771/
Kubou6767/
Tcheubou6764/
Subui6759/
Tchoubeu6750/
Tsubu6747/
Kubuh6744/
Tcheubeu6743/
Jubau6739/
Cumpu6719/
Subeu6716/
Saubu6716/
Subhu6714/
Jubut6714/
Dzubu6710/
Jubus679/
Zuibu677/
Kubui676/
Koubu676/
Kuibu676/
Cuiwu676/
Hsubu675/
Subuy674/
Zubau674/
Ckuwu673/
Cuwut672/
Cauvu672/
Kuubu672/
Zubou672/
Choubhou671/
Choubhuy671/
Jhubu671/
Joubu671/
Jubud671/
Cuwuy671/
Cowuu671/
Juubu671/
Jubui671/
Tzubu671/
Zaubu671/
Seubu671/
Tchoubau671/
Tchuibeu671/
Tchuibou671/
Caubault671/
Caubú671/
Cubuľová671/
Sgubu671/
Choubouh671/
Jeubu671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cubu
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