Dube Surname

839th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 632,636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Dube Surname Definition:

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

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Dube Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe255,8021:604
India196,7121:3,899369
South Africa95,9741:56540
Canada28,5191:1,29295
United States11,6641:31,0753,871
Swaziland10,9891:11822
Mozambique7,4161:3,676846
Ethiopia4,9901:19,5482,554
Zambia3,3471:4,736577
Malawi2,8491:6,009859
Botswana2,5371:86226
Kenya2,2361:20,6532,378
England1,9651:28,3553,832
Nepal1,3051:21,824996
Germany9131:88,17711,113
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Nigeria5511:321,49317,667
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Cuba4131:27,9001,497
Somalia3921:34,3161,714
France3231:205,64331,948
Australia3181:84,8929,824
Somaliland2101:16,668804
Uganda1921:203,33016,226
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
Argentina1571:272,25121,915
Thailand1471:480,53384,247
Haiti1321:80,9394,204
Papua New Guinea1291:63,2078,198
United Arab Emirates1151:79,6727,295
Singapore901:61,1972,397
Trinidad and Tobago891:15,3261,933
Spain671:697,79230,551
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Northern Ireland451:41,0013,772
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
Nauru341:349106
Wales331:93,7747,567
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
Lesotho241:84,69010,225
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Ireland181:261,6089,673
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Uruguay141:245,12618,218
Sweden121:820,56361,223
China101:136,732,1577,199
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Cayman Islands61:10,6491,253
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3351:149,90713,916

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.

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

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.

- mabheks

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dubé921,697/
Dübe9230/
Dubè922/
Dubey89222,812/
Daube892,262/
Dubei891,682/
Dubie891,465/
Dhube891,026/
Dubet89857/
Duber89811/
Dubes89544/
Dubee89467/
Dubea89339/
Dubeň89319/
Doube89307/
Dubeh89215/
Duube89180/
Dubez89132/
Dubhe89130/
Deube89107/
Dubeu8984/
Dubej8956/
Dubed8935/
Duibe8917/
Duebe8911/
Dubée896/
Dubeš895/
Duybe894/
Dubep894/
Ddube893/
Duhbe891/
Dubeț891/
Dubje891/
Dauber803,150/
Deuber801,046/
Doubet80928/
Dubets80645/
Daubie80626/
Doubed80300/
Dubetz80272/
Dubech80213/
Dubecz80157/
Daubet80140/
Doubey8066/
Doubie8050/
Dhubey8044/
Dubiej8037/
Daubes8031/
Dubest8028/
Deubey8018/
Deubet8018/
Duibeh8017/
Dubhey8016/
Dubesh8016/
Deubeu8015/
Dubeer8012/
Douber8010/
Ddubey809/
Ddhube806/
Dhubei805/
Dhaube805/
Dubeey805/
Duibey805/
Dhubhe804/
Duubey804/
Dubeha804/
Dubeid803/
Dubeis803/
Doubez803/
Duebey802/
Doubei802/
Daubey802/
Dubeys802/
Daubed801/
Dhubee801/
Dhuber801/
Duebee801/
Dubeyd801/
Dubeyt801/
Dujbeh801/
Daubee801/
Dduber801/
Duybey801/
Doubea801/
Dubieľ801/
Dubeip801/
Dubejs801/
Duibie801/
Dausbe800/
Dubett800/
Doubes800/
Doubee800/
Dubher800/
Dubeat800/
Duba7531,183/
Duve7528,714/
Duwe7513,294/
Dobe755,926/
Duby754,287/
Dibe753,986/
Dubi752,142/
Dubă754/
Dubj752/
Daubech73141/
D'Auber7316/
Dhubhey735/
Hdoubed731/
Daubesh731/
Dubeich731/
Doubeth731/
Doubett730/
Doobe6723,450/
Dubay676,321/
Douba675,727/
Dibie675,688/
Dobie675,382/
Dauba673,080/
Dhobe673,004/
Doubi672,775/
Dubai672,499/
Dubaj671,824/
Dobey671,808/
Dhubi671,718/
Dubis671,689/
Dauwe671,678/
Dauby671,306/
Dumpe671,013/
Duboy67902/
Dubiy67843/
Deuba67839/
Duvey67536/
Duvet67522/
Dubuy67510/
Diebe67457/
Dauve67452/
Dhuve67402/
Dobea67398/
Dobee67397/
Dubyi67368/
Dhuba67331/
Douby67317/
Douwe67300/
Dubha67228/
Dubij67222/
Deuve67214/
Duver67211/
Düber67207/
Dobei67205/
Dubit67177/
Douve67121/
Duweh67100/
Duuve6797/
Dibee6780/
Duwei6775/
Duboi6773/
Dibeh6767/
Duiba6759/
Daubi6757/
Dubio6757/
Dhibe6755/
Dubaa6754/
Dhuwe6752/
Dibei6747/
Duvie6744/
Doebe6741/
Deuwe6735/
Dubys6733/
Dueby6732/
Deuby6730/
Dobej6728/
Dibeu6728/
Dubhi6725/
Daubeach6721/
Dobhe6718/
Dibey6716/
Duwey6714/
Duebi6714/
Duboa6714/
Daubé6714/
Dubiś6713/
Dubui6712/
Duwee6712/
Duvea6711/
Dusue679/
Dubid678/
Dibea678/
Dubiš678/
Duvhe678/
Dujue677/
Dusby677/
Dibej677/
Duyue677/
Dubii676/
Dubih676/
Duvee675/
Duibi675/
Dubiţ675/
Duveu674/
Deubi674/
Dubeňova674/
Dhuby673/
Duves673/
Duwue673/
Dubès673/
Dubhy672/
Duyve672/
Dduba672/
Ddubi672/
Doubé672/
Duwie672/
Dhubj671/
Ddobe671/
Duved671/
Duvep671/
Dubgi671/
Dubyh671/
Dubyy671/
Dusve671/
Duwhe671/
Dunpe671/
Duhve671/
D'uba671/
Duuwe671/
Duwée671/
Dubét671/
Dubăț671/
Dubiz671/
Duboj671/
Dubejova671/
Duive671/
Duveh671/
Duiwe671/

Dube Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dube in the Oriya language
ଦୁେବdueba97.22
ଦୂେବdueba2.17
ଡୁେବdueba0.54
Dube in the Bengali language
দুবেdube86.36
দূবেdube9.09
ডুবেdube4.55
Dube in the Hindi language
दुबेdube74.47
दूबेdube24.87
दुवेduve0.06
दूवेduve0.04
दुबे़dube0.03
डूबेdube0.01
दु्बेdube0
दुबेंdubem0
दू्बेdube0
दुबॆdube0
दूबे़dube0
दुबduba0
डुबेdube0
दुबे्dube0
दुबेेdubee0
Dube in the Marathi language
डुबेdube48.83
दुबेdube40.91
डूबेdube8.46
दूबेdube1.18
दुबेेdubee0.11
दुबॆdube0.05
दुबduba0.04
डुबेेdubee0.04
ढुबेdhube0.04
डूुबेduube0.02
डुंबेdumbe0.02
धुबेdhube0.01
डुुबेduube0.01
दुुबेduube0.01
दूुबेduube0.01
दुंबेdumbe0.01
ढूबेdhube0.01
़दुबेdube0.01
डूबduba0.01
दूबॅdube0.01
़डुबेdube0.01
दुबे़dube0.01
दुबॅdube0.01
दुूबेduube0.01
Dube in the Russian language
Дубеdube-

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