Duba Surname

17,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Bhutan

Duba Surname Definition:

(French) One who raised and sold feather-legged pigeons; dweller at the sign of the feather-legged pigeon.

Duba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8,2181:5,619775
South Africa7,1981:7,527953
India4,5371:169,06910,471
Ethiopia3,2201:30,2943,612
United States9061:400,06535,011
Nigeria7471:237,13913,800
DR Congo6981:105,84511,745
Bhutan6481:951110
Philippines6281:161,20726,545
Papua New Guinea5161:15,8021,546
Czechia5031:21,1403,246
Tanzania4891:108,26510,505
Yemen3771:70,0944,941
Turkey3721:209,19715,183
France3231:205,64331,948
Poland2871:132,43519,341
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
Slovakia1591:33,5636,063
Hungary1181:83,1898,316
Germany961:838,59960,830
Argentina931:459,60734,406
Netherlands841:201,03827,835
Ukraine761:598,98365,662
Russia711:2,029,902125,931
Indonesia711:1,862,665118,960
Belarus591:161,03521,792
Romania571:352,24330,194
Zimbabwe541:285,89329,291
Austria491:173,78422,520
Israel361:237,71222,042
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Paraguay311:233,4434,129
Taiwan241:976,8646,814
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Latvia201:102,50214,510
Lesotho201:101,62811,096
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
England121:4,643,172139,951
Northern Cyprus101:31,9016,529
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Wales51:618,90625,852
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

The alternate forms: Dubă (4) & Dubà (2) are calculated separately.

Duba (15,344) may also be a first name.

Duba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) One who raised and sold feather-legged pigeons; dweller at the sign of the feather-legged pigeon.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Duba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Duba (Arabic: ضباء, Bengali: দুবা, Hindi: दुबा, Marathi: दुबा, Oriya: ଦୁବା, Russian: Дуба, Tibetan: གྲུབ་བ།) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Dubă or Dubà. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Duba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 17,730th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 233,703 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Duba reside; 39 percent reside in East Africa and 24 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Duba is also the 45,672nd most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 15,344 people.

The last name Duba is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 8,218 people, or 1 in 5,619. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Marsabit County, where 63 percent are found, Isiolo County, where 22 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 4 percent are found. Besides Kenya it is found in 81 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 23 percent are found and India, where 15 percent are found.

Duba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Duba has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Duba last name rose 1,018 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Duba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Orthodox (71%) in Belarus, Christian (50%) in Kenya and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Duba surname are 12.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.22% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Duba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.26% less than the national average, earning R 130,092 per year; in United States they earn 7.92% more than the national average, earning $46,566 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49% more than the national average, earning $74,027 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dubă924/
Dubà922/
Dubad899,459/
Dubas897,209/
Dubay896,321/
Douba895,727/
Dubat894,267/
Dauba893,080/
Dubai892,499/
Dubaj891,824/
Dubau89983/
Deuba89839/
Dubea89339/
Dhuba89331/
Dubaz89267/
Dubha89228/
Dubah89157/
Dueba8964/
Duuba8961/
Duiba8959/
Dubaa8954/
Dubač8944/
Dusba8922/
Duboa8914/
Dubaś8913/
Dubaň8910/
Dubaš899/
Dduba892/
D'uba891/
Dubaç891/
Dubap890/
Dubach803,673/
Dubash801,261/
Dubais80943/
Doubad80928/
Daubas80682/
Dubhai80340/
Dubaux80282/
Doubaj80275/
Dubaić80244/
Doubai80235/
Doubat80106/
Dubaut8098/
Dubaud8075/
Dubats8063/
Doubah8044/
Doubas8026/
Dhubad8023/
Dhuuba8021/
Deubai8020/
Duubas8017/
Dubasz8015/
Dubhas8014/
Dubass8013/
Dhubha8011/
Doubay8010/
Dubhay809/
Dhubat809/
Daubay808/
Duba'a808/
Dubhad807/
Dubaya807/
Daubat807/
Daubai806/
Dubacz806/
Daubau806/
Dubaiy804/
Doubaï804/
Dubeha804/
Doubaa803/
Dhubay802/
Dutbai802/
Dubaay802/
Dhubas802/
Dubays802/
Dhubaa801/
Dhubai801/
Dhujba801/
Duubaa801/
Duubba801/
Duubha801/
Dubaas801/
Dubahe801/
Dubaid801/
Duebah801/
Doujba801/
Dubaah801/
Daubah801/
Dahuba801/
Duubad801/
Duubay801/
Dhubah801/
Doubea801/
Douyba801/
Dubast801/
Doubha801/
Dubgah801/
Duibha801/
Deubay800/
Dubeat800/
Dube75632,636/
Diba7545,391/
Doba7510,717/
Duwa756,386/
Duva755,666/
Duby754,287/
Dubo754,115/
Dubi752,142/
Dubé751,697/
Dubó7510/
Dubj752/
Dubè752/
Dubò751/
Daubach73356/
Dubault73197/
Dubhash73179/
Dubeaux73118/
Deubach7363/
Dubaich7355/
Dautbai7311/
Dautbay739/
Dousbah739/
Doubaya738/
Dhubhai736/
Dubaova735/
D'Aubas733/
Dubeaud733/
Dhubhad731/
Dhubhay731/
Daubeau731/
Dubaach731/
Dubaash731/
Dubahiy731/
Dubaish731/
Dubhapp731/
Doubhay731/
Ddubhai731/
Duubhai731/
Dhaubaj731/
Doubach731/
Doubahe731/
Doubahy731/
Doubatz731/
Doubeau731/
Doubgai731/
Dubhaya731/
Dubaitė731/
Dubaová731/
Du'beau731/
Deubeau730/
Dubey67222,812/
Dumpa678,884/
Dubos678,427/
Deuwa677,247/
Dobai673,873/
Doubi672,775/
Dauva672,625/
Daube672,262/
Dhubi671,718/
Dubis671,689/
Dubei671,682/
Dubie671,465/
Dhoba671,441/
D'Uva671,372/
Dauby671,306/
Dhube671,026/
Dubot67990/
Duboy67902/
Dobaj67878/
Douwa67870/
Dauwa67862/
Dubet67857/
Dubiy67843/
Duber67811/
Duboz67738/
Dobay67707/
Dhuva67598/
Dibah67583/
Dhiba67548/
Dubes67544/
Duway67517/
Dubuy67510/
Duwai67492/
Douva67469/
Dubee67467/
Dibay67460/
Dobea67398/
Dibai67382/
Dubyi67368/
Dubeň67319/
Douby67317/
Doube67307/
Dieba67306/
Duwah67260/
Dubij67222/
Dubeh67215/
Ddiba67205/
Dooba67184/
Dubou67183/
Duube67180/
Dubit67177/
Dubajová67176/
Dhuwa67164/
Dobha67162/
Duhwa67161/
Doubo67138/
Dubez67132/
Dubhe67130/
Dujua67127/
Duvai67117/
Deube67107/
Dubeault6791/
Dubayová6790/
Dubeu6784/
Duvat6782/
Dunpa6777/
Dibha6775/
Duboi6773/
Duvač6759/
Daubi6757/
Daubo6757/
Dubio6757/
Dubej6756/
Dubáč6736/
Dubed6735/
Tduwa6734/
Dubys6733/
Deuby6730/
Duibo6729/
Duvaa6726/
Duvas6726/
Duwau6725/
Dubhi6725/
Daubeach6721/
Dobaa6720/
Duvah6720/
Dubás6720/
Duebo6719/
Dibaa6719/
Duibe6717/
Dibau6716/
Dubaiová6715/
Dobau6715/
Duuwa6714/
Daubé6714/
Deuva6713/
Dubiś6713/
Dubod6713/
Dubui6712/
Duvay6711/
Duvea6711/
Dubáň6710/
Dubid678/
Dibea678/
Dubiš678/
Dusby677/
Duvad677/
Duvau677/
Doeba677/
Dubajova676/
Dhubo676/
Doboa676/
Dowua676/
Dubée676/
Dubii676/
Dubih676/
Duibi675/
Dubeš675/
Dubiţ675/
Dubaňová675/
Deubi674/
Duwwa674/
Duybe674/
Duboh674/
Dubeňova674/
Dubep674/
Dubayova674/
Ddube673/
Duiva673/
Dhuby673/
Duboÿ673/
Dubès673/
Duvaj673/
Dibağ673/
Dubhy672/
Duwaj672/
Deubo672/
Ddubi672/
Dubaiova672/
Dubăţ672/
Doubé672/
Dhubj671/
Daubauch671/
Dusva671/
Duuva671/
Duyshbay671/
Duggibai671/
Duhbe671/
Dujva671/
Dubgi671/
Dubgo671/
Dubyh671/
Dubyy671/
Douhbath671/
Duwha671/
Dihba671/
Duboo671/
Dubão671/
Dóbay671/
Dübad671/
Duubo671/
Duybo671/
Dubop671/
Dubét671/
Dubós671/
Dubăț671/
Dubeț671/
Dubiz671/
Duboj671/
Dubejova671/
D'Uwa671/
Dubho671/
Dubje671/
Duwaa671/
Dausbach670/

Duba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Duba in the Bengali language
দুবাduba66.67
দুবduba33.33
Duba in the Oriya language
ଦୁବାduba57.51
ଡୁବାduba27.2
ଦୁବduba8.78
ଦୂବାduba3.68
ଟୁବାtuba1.13
ଡୂବାduba0.57
ଦୁେବdueba0.28
ଦୂବduba0.28
Duba in the Hindi language
दुबाduba55.22
दूबाduba26.87
डुबाduba7.46
डूबाduba4.48
डुबduba2.24
दुबेdube2.24
दूबेdube1.49
Duba in the Marathi language
दुबाduba54.28
डुबाduba35.25
डूबाduba8.55
दूबाduba1.57
डूबduba0.17
दुबduba0.17
Duba in the Tibetan language
གྲུབ་བ།drubwa27.99
གྲུབ་བྷ།drubbha25.15
གྲུབ་པ།drubpa18.26
གྲུབ་བཱ།drubba7.1
གྲུ་བ།druwa5.07
འགྲུ་བ།druwa2.43
འབྲུག་པ།drukpa1.42
འབྲུ་བ།druwa1.22
གྲུབ་བ་drubwa1.22
གྲུབ་པ་drubpa1.01
འགྲུབ་བ།drubwa1.01
འབྲུག་བ།drukwa1.01
གྲུ་བྷ།drubha0.61
བྲུ་བ།druwa0.41
གྲུབ་པdrubpa0.41
འབྲུག་བྷ།drukbha0.41
དྲུག་བྷ།drukbha0.41
སྒྲུབ་བྷ།drubbha0.41
གྲུབ་བྷ་drubbha0.41
གྲུ་བཱ།druba0.41
གྲུབ་པ་ལ།drubpala0.2
དྲུག་པ།drukpa0.2
འབྲུ་པ་drupa0.2
རྒུབ་བཱ།gubba0.2
འགྲུ་བ་druwa0.2
དྲུ་བཱ།druba0.2
འདྲུ་བ།druwa0.2
འསྦྲུགས་བ།adrukwa0.2
གྲུ་བ་།druwa0.2
འགྲུབ་བྷ༑drubbha0.2
གྲུ་བ་druwa0.2
འབྲུ་བ་druwa0.2
འབྲུག་བཱ།drukba0.2
གྲུ་པ།drupa0.2
དྲུག་བ།drukwa0.2
འབྲུ་པ།drupa0.2
སྒྲུ་བ།druwa0.2
གྲུབ་བཱ།།drubba0.2
Duba in the Russian language
Дубаduba-
Duba in the Arabic language
ضباءdba-
ضباdba-

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