Gubya Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Gubya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gubya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda611:639,98833,288
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Gubya (12) may also be a first name.

Gubya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gubya is found most in Uganda. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gubya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,185,341st most widespread family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gubya reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 12 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 639,988. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kampala District, where 21 percent reside, Wakiso District, where 20 percent reside and Mpigi District, where 16 percent reside. Barring Uganda Gubya exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 17 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gubyad91453/
Ggubya9144/
Gubyay9117/
Gaubya911/
Ubya8914/
Gubhyad8311/
Ngaubya831/
Gubia80314/
Gobya8045/
Guvya809/
Gibya809/
Aubya803/
Gubea802/
Guwya802/
Gubía802/
Hubya801/
Gubaiyah779/
Ngubia73162/
Goubia7343/
Goubea7312/
Gobyay738/
Guvyad735/
Ubaiya735/
Ghuvya734/
Gubias731/
Ubia67807/
Ubea67120/
Ubhuiya6747/
Obya6733/
Gubujja6712/
Uvya676/
Ubaiyah675/
Guveiya674/
Gaubija673/
Ngubiah673/
Ubja672/
Goubias671/
Goubeao671/
Oubayya671/
Gobaiya671/
Hubeiya671/

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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 Gubya
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