Dube Surname
Approximately 632,636 people bear this surname
Dube Surname Definition:
(French) One who raised and sold feather-legged pigeons; dweller at the sign of the feather-legged pigeon.
Read More About This SurnameDube Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 255,802 | 1:60 | 4 |
| India | 196,712 | 1:3,899 | 369 |
| South Africa | 95,974 | 1:565 | 40 |
| Canada | 28,519 | 1:1,292 | 95 |
| United States | 11,664 | 1:31,075 | 3,871 |
| Swaziland | 10,989 | 1:118 | 22 |
| Mozambique | 7,416 | 1:3,676 | 846 |
| Ethiopia | 4,990 | 1:19,548 | 2,554 |
| Zambia | 3,347 | 1:4,736 | 577 |
| Malawi | 2,849 | 1:6,009 | 859 |
| Botswana | 2,537 | 1:862 | 26 |
| Kenya | 2,236 | 1:20,653 | 2,378 |
| England | 1,965 | 1:28,355 | 3,832 |
| Nepal | 1,305 | 1:21,824 | 996 |
| Germany | 913 | 1:88,177 | 11,113 |
| Saudi Arabia | 716 | 1:43,095 | 6,100 |
| Nigeria | 551 | 1:321,493 | 17,667 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Cuba | 413 | 1:27,900 | 1,497 |
| Somalia | 392 | 1:34,316 | 1,714 |
| France | 323 | 1:205,643 | 31,948 |
| Australia | 318 | 1:84,892 | 9,824 |
| Somaliland | 210 | 1:16,668 | 804 |
| Uganda | 192 | 1:203,330 | 16,226 |
| DR Congo | 164 | 1:450,485 | 36,956 |
| Argentina | 157 | 1:272,251 | 21,915 |
| Thailand | 147 | 1:480,533 | 84,247 |
| Haiti | 132 | 1:80,939 | 4,204 |
| Papua New Guinea | 129 | 1:63,207 | 8,198 |
| United Arab Emirates | 115 | 1:79,672 | 7,295 |
| Singapore | 90 | 1:61,197 | 2,397 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 89 | 1:15,326 | 1,933 |
| Spain | 67 | 1:697,792 | 30,551 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Sudan | 49 | 1:765,514 | 2,614 |
| Northern Ireland | 45 | 1:41,001 | 3,772 |
| New Zealand | 41 | 1:110,447 | 14,290 |
| Scotland | 36 | 1:148,717 | 8,826 |
| Indonesia | 34 | 1:3,889,682 | 201,134 |
| Nauru | 34 | 1:349 | 106 |
| Wales | 33 | 1:93,774 | 7,567 |
| Netherlands | 28 | 1:603,113 | 52,179 |
| Poland | 27 | 1:1,407,731 | 83,680 |
| Lesotho | 24 | 1:84,690 | 10,225 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Ireland | 18 | 1:261,608 | 9,673 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| Uruguay | 14 | 1:245,126 | 18,218 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Cayman Islands | 6 | 1:10,649 | 1,253 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 335 | 1:149,907 | 13,916 |
The alternate forms: Dubé (1,697), Dübe (30) & Dubè (2) are calculated separately.
Dube (25,127) may also be a first name.
Dube 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.
User-submitted Reference
The surname Dube means 'zebra' in isiNdebele in Zimbabwe. The surname is also widely found in South Africa. In Zimbabwe the surname is borne by the kalanga clan.
- mabheksDube Demographics
Average Male Dube Height
174.01 cm
Average Female Dube Height
160.23 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dube Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dube Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dube (Bengali: দুবে, Hindi: दुबे, Marathi: डुबे, Oriya: ଦୁେବ, Russian: Дубе) is found most in Zimbabwe. It may also be found as: Dubé, Dübe or Dubè. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dube? popularity and diffusion
It is the 839th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 11,519 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Dube are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 59 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 31,870th most widespread given name on earth, held by 25,127 people.
It is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 255,802 people, or 1 in 60. In Zimbabwe Dube is primarily found in: Matabeleland South Province, where 29 percent are found, Bulawayo Province, where 25 percent are found and Matabeleland North Province, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 112 countries. It is also found in India, where 31 percent are found and South Africa, where 15 percent are found.
Dube Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dube has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 3,482 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 98,250 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dube Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Dube surname is principally Muslim (88%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Dube last name are 7.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.16% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Dube earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 27.58% less than the national average, earning R 172,092 per year; in United States they earn 7.02% more than the national average, earning $46,180 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.06% less than the national average, earning $41,209 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubé | 92 | 1,697 | / |
| Dübe | 92 | 30 | / |
| Dubè | 92 | 2 | / |
| Dubey | 89 | 222,812 | / |
| Daube | 89 | 2,262 | / |
| Dubei | 89 | 1,682 | / |
| Dubie | 89 | 1,465 | / |
| Dhube | 89 | 1,026 | / |
| Dubet | 89 | 857 | / |
| Duber | 89 | 811 | / |
| Dubes | 89 | 544 | / |
| Dubee | 89 | 467 | / |
| Dubea | 89 | 339 | / |
| Dubeň | 89 | 319 | / |
| Doube | 89 | 307 | / |
| Dubeh | 89 | 215 | / |
| Duube | 89 | 180 | / |
| Dubez | 89 | 132 | / |
| Dubhe | 89 | 130 | / |
| Deube | 89 | 107 | / |
| Dubeu | 89 | 84 | / |
| Dubej | 89 | 56 | / |
| Dubed | 89 | 35 | / |
| Duibe | 89 | 17 | / |
| Duebe | 89 | 11 | / |
| Dubée | 89 | 6 | / |
| Dubeš | 89 | 5 | / |
| Duybe | 89 | 4 | / |
| Dubep | 89 | 4 | / |
| Ddube | 89 | 3 | / |
| Duhbe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dubeț | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dubje | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dauber | 80 | 3,150 | / |
| Deuber | 80 | 1,046 | / |
| Doubet | 80 | 928 | / |
| Dubets | 80 | 645 | / |
| Daubie | 80 | 626 | / |
| Doubed | 80 | 300 | / |
| Dubetz | 80 | 272 | / |
| Dubech | 80 | 213 | / |
| Dubecz | 80 | 157 | / |
| Daubet | 80 | 140 | / |
| Doubey | 80 | 66 | / |
| Doubie | 80 | 50 | / |
| Dhubey | 80 | 44 | / |
| Dubiej | 80 | 37 | / |
| Daubes | 80 | 31 | / |
| Dubest | 80 | 28 | / |
| Deubey | 80 | 18 | / |
| Deubet | 80 | 18 | / |
| Duibeh | 80 | 17 | / |
| Dubhey | 80 | 16 | / |
| Dubesh | 80 | 16 | / |
| Deubeu | 80 | 15 | / |
| Dubeer | 80 | 12 | / |
| Douber | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ddubey | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ddhube | 80 | 6 | / |
| Dhubei | 80 | 5 | / |
| Dhaube | 80 | 5 | / |
| Dubeey | 80 | 5 | / |
| Duibey | 80 | 5 | / |
| Dhubhe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Duubey | 80 | 4 | / |
| Dubeha | 80 | 4 | / |
| Dubeid | 80 | 3 | / |
| Dubeis | 80 | 3 | / |
| Doubez | 80 | 3 | / |
| Duebey | 80 | 2 | / |
| Doubei | 80 | 2 | / |
| Daubey | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dubeys | 80 | 2 | / |
| Daubed | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dhubee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dhuber | 80 | 1 | / |
| Duebee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dubeyd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dubeyt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dujbeh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Daubee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dduber | 80 | 1 | / |
| Duybey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Doubea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dubieľ | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dubeip | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dubejs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Duibie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dausbe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Dubett | 80 | 0 | / |
| Doubes | 80 | 0 | / |
| Doubee | 80 | 0 | / |
| Dubher | 80 | 0 | / |
| Dubeat | 80 | 0 | / |
| Duba | 75 | 31,183 | / |
| Duve | 75 | 28,714 | / |
| Duwe | 75 | 13,294 | / |
| Dobe | 75 | 5,926 | / |
| Duby | 75 | 4,287 | / |
| Dibe | 75 | 3,986 | / |
| Dubi | 75 | 2,142 | / |
| Dubă | 75 | 4 | / |
| Dubj | 75 | 2 | / |
| Daubech | 73 | 141 | / |
| D'Auber | 73 | 16 | / |
| Dhubhey | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hdoubed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daubesh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dubeich | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doubeth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doubett | 73 | 0 | / |
| Doobe | 67 | 23,450 | / |
| Dubay | 67 | 6,321 | / |
| Douba | 67 | 5,727 | / |
| Dibie | 67 | 5,688 | / |
| Dobie | 67 | 5,382 | / |
| Dauba | 67 | 3,080 | / |
| Dhobe | 67 | 3,004 | / |
| Doubi | 67 | 2,775 | / |
| Dubai | 67 | 2,499 | / |
| Dubaj | 67 | 1,824 | / |
| Dobey | 67 | 1,808 | / |
| Dhubi | 67 | 1,718 | / |
| Dubis | 67 | 1,689 | / |
| Dauwe | 67 | 1,678 | / |
| Dauby | 67 | 1,306 | / |
| Dumpe | 67 | 1,013 | / |
| Duboy | 67 | 902 | / |
| Dubiy | 67 | 843 | / |
| Deuba | 67 | 839 | / |
| Duvey | 67 | 536 | / |
| Duvet | 67 | 522 | / |
| Dubuy | 67 | 510 | / |
| Diebe | 67 | 457 | / |
| Dauve | 67 | 452 | / |
| Dhuve | 67 | 402 | / |
| Dobea | 67 | 398 | / |
| Dobee | 67 | 397 | / |
| Dubyi | 67 | 368 | / |
| Dhuba | 67 | 331 | / |
| Douby | 67 | 317 | / |
| Douwe | 67 | 300 | / |
| Dubha | 67 | 228 | / |
| Dubij | 67 | 222 | / |
| Deuve | 67 | 214 | / |
| Duver | 67 | 211 | / |
| Düber | 67 | 207 | / |
| Dobei | 67 | 205 | / |
| Dubit | 67 | 177 | / |
| Douve | 67 | 121 | / |
| Duweh | 67 | 100 | / |
| Duuve | 67 | 97 | / |
| Dibee | 67 | 80 | / |
| Duwei | 67 | 75 | / |
| Duboi | 67 | 73 | / |
| Dibeh | 67 | 67 | / |
| Duiba | 67 | 59 | / |
| Daubi | 67 | 57 | / |
| Dubio | 67 | 57 | / |
| Dhibe | 67 | 55 | / |
| Dubaa | 67 | 54 | / |
| Dhuwe | 67 | 52 | / |
| Dibei | 67 | 47 | / |
| Duvie | 67 | 44 | / |
| Doebe | 67 | 41 | / |
| Deuwe | 67 | 35 | / |
| Dubys | 67 | 33 | / |
| Dueby | 67 | 32 | / |
| Deuby | 67 | 30 | / |
| Dobej | 67 | 28 | / |
| Dibeu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Dubhi | 67 | 25 | / |
| Daubeach | 67 | 21 | / |
| Dobhe | 67 | 18 | / |
| Dibey | 67 | 16 | / |
| Duwey | 67 | 14 | / |
| Duebi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Duboa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Daubé | 67 | 14 | / |
| Dubiś | 67 | 13 | / |
| Dubui | 67 | 12 | / |
| Duwee | 67 | 12 | / |
| Duvea | 67 | 11 | / |
| Dusue | 67 | 9 | / |
| Dubid | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dibea | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dubiš | 67 | 8 | / |
| Duvhe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dujue | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dusby | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dibej | 67 | 7 | / |
| Duyue | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dubii | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dubih | 67 | 6 | / |
| Duvee | 67 | 5 | / |
| Duibi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dubiţ | 67 | 5 | / |
| Duveu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Deubi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dubeňova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dhuby | 67 | 3 | / |
| Duves | 67 | 3 | / |
| Duwue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dubès | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dubhy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Duyve | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dduba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ddubi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Doubé | 67 | 2 | / |
| Duwie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dhubj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ddobe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duved | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duvep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dubgi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dubyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dubyy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dusve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duwhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dunpe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duhve | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'uba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duuwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duwée | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dubét | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dubăț | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dubiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duboj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dubejova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duive | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duveh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
Dube Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dube in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦୁେବ | dueba | 97.22 |
| ଦୂେବ | dueba | 2.17 |
| ଡୁେବ | dueba | 0.54 |
| Dube in the Bengali language | ||
| দুবে | dube | 86.36 |
| দূবে | dube | 9.09 |
| ডুবে | dube | 4.55 |
| Dube in the Hindi language | ||
| दुबे | dube | 74.47 |
| दूबे | dube | 24.87 |
| दुवे | duve | 0.06 |
| दूवे | duve | 0.04 |
| दुबे़ | dube | 0.03 |
| डूबे | dube | 0.01 |
| दु्बे | dube | 0 |
| दुबें | dubem | 0 |
| दू्बे | dube | 0 |
| दुबॆ | dube | 0 |
| दूबे़ | dube | 0 |
| दुब | duba | 0 |
| डुबे | dube | 0 |
| दुबे् | dube | 0 |
| दुबेे | dubee | 0 |
| Dube in the Marathi language | ||
| डुबे | dube | 48.83 |
| दुबे | dube | 40.91 |
| डूबे | dube | 8.46 |
| दूबे | dube | 1.18 |
| दुबेे | dubee | 0.11 |
| दुबॆ | dube | 0.05 |
| दुब | duba | 0.04 |
| डुबेे | dubee | 0.04 |
| ढुबे | dhube | 0.04 |
| डूुबे | duube | 0.02 |
| डुंबे | dumbe | 0.02 |
| धुबे | dhube | 0.01 |
| डुुबे | duube | 0.01 |
| दुुबे | duube | 0.01 |
| दूुबे | duube | 0.01 |
| दुंबे | dumbe | 0.01 |
| ढूबे | dhube | 0.01 |
| ़दुबे | dube | 0.01 |
| डूब | duba | 0.01 |
| दूबॅ | dube | 0.01 |
| ़डुबे | dube | 0.01 |
| दुबे़ | dube | 0.01 |
| दुबॅ | dube | 0.01 |
| दुूबे | duube | 0.01 |
| Dube in the Russian language | ||
| Дубе | dube | - |
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