Gubu Surname

847,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gubu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gubu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1351:401,31635,360
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Hungary361:272,67421,202
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Gubu (118) may also be a first name.

Gubu Last Name Facts

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

Gubu (Marathi: गुबु, Oriya: ଗୁବୁ, Russian: Губу) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gubu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 847,909th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 22,562,062 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Gubu are found; 51 percent are found in Southern Africa and 51 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 859,937th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 118 people.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 135 people, or 1 in 401,316. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 38 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 20 percent are found and Western Cape, where 17 percent are found. Excluding South Africa Gubu exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found.

Gubu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Gubu surname is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Gubu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.63% less than the national average, earning R 117,324 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngubu892,863/
Gubau89304/
Gubud8987/
Gubuh8920/
Gubhu8916/
Gubui8916/
Gaubu8914/
Gubut897/
Ghubu896/
Gubus892/
Gubeu891/
Gubuu891/
Ubu861,196/
Goubau80198/
Goubou80131/
Ngubui8059/
Goubeu803/
Gaubus802/
Ngubou802/
Ngubhu802/
Gubaus801/
Gubaud801/
Gusbuy800/
Gobu753,012/
Gibu751,391/
Ubuz751,285/
Oubu75964/
Ubau75751/
Hubu75713/
Ubuh75275/
Gubó75207/
Aubu75204/
Guwu75197/
Ubut75131/
Ubud75112/
Uibu75109/
Ubeu7565/
Ubus7540/
Guvu7536/
Ubou7535/
Ubui7530/
Ubuu7524/
Eubu7511/
Ubuy751/
Ubux751/
Usbu751/
Uubu751/
Goubgou732,353/
Ngoubou731,202/
Goubaud73541/
Gaubout7361/
Nggubhu7356/
Goubaux7351/
Gueubou7345/
Gueubeu7331/
Goubaut735/
Ng'hubu734/
Ngoubeu734/
Gaubouh734/
Goubout733/
Gousbou731/
Gousbux731/
Gutbush730/
Gouboux730/
Aubut672,336/
Nguvu671,212/
Goubault67963/
Oubou67610/
Gumpu67569/
Ubaud67252/
Hubau67189/
Gaubault6773/
Guvhu6771/
Gunpu6759/
Aubus6757/
Hubup6752/
Aubau6740/
Gusvu6739/
Guwus6735/
Aubou6731/
Hubus6724/
Huibu6717/
Ubhau6716/
Gobui6716/
Gouboult6711/
Heubu678/
Guhwu677/
Gouvu677/
Ahubu676/
Ubeut674/
Ubouh674/
Guvuu673/
Oubut673/
Usbuğ673/
Hubui673/
Gouwu673/
Haubu672/
Ubuch672/
Guweu672/
Hubuy671/
Eubus671/
Ubhuj671/
Gibuy671/
Guwgu671/
Usbau671/
Ubuhe671/
Aubuh671/
Hubou671/
Hubut671/
Ngoubeuh671/
Nghubhuh671/
Ubeud671/
Uybuy671/
Goubouth671/
Aubuy671/
Ubahu671/
Ubuit671/
Ubuua671/
Oubuy671/
Guvau671/
Ghousbux671/

Gubu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gubu in the Oriya language
ଗୁବୁgubu-
Gubu in the Marathi language
गुबुgubu-
Gubu in the Russian language
Губуgubu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gubu
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