Hub Surname

88,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Hub Surname User-submission:

The Hub surnamemeans 'shell'. Derived from the the Classic Mayan word jub'.

Hub Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala2,6061:6,171806
Germany8401:95,84011,950
Cambodia5931:26,1171,432
Pakistan2611:684,45910,409
United States2581:1,404,88096,935
Czechia2261:47,0517,851
India1561:4,917,086124,057
Brazil811:2,642,89379,412
Iran461:1,669,18563,826
France381:1,747,966156,445
England361:1,547,72466,012
Mexico351:3,546,46324,778
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Austria161:532,21549,801
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Wales41:773,63329,106
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
China31:455,773,85521,925
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Hub (8,227) may also be a first name.

Hub Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Hub surnamemeans 'shell'. Derived from the the Classic Mayan word jub'.

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Hub Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hub (Arabic: هب, Hindi: हुब, Marathi: हुब) is borne by more people in Guatemala than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hub? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 88,899th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,349,296 people. The last name Hub occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Hub are found; 48 percent are found in Central America and 48 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 69,774th most frequently occurring given name worldwide It is held by 8,227 people.

This last name is most widespread in Guatemala, where it is held by 2,606 people, or 1 in 6,171. In Guatemala it is most common in: Alta Verapaz Department, where 100 percent live, Guatemala Department, where 0 percent live and Quiché Department, where 0 percent live. Besides Guatemala Hub is found in 57 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 16 percent live and Cambodia, where 11 percent live.

Hub Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hub has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hub last name grew 496 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hub Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hub surname are 23.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.81% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hub earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 2.45% less than the national average, earning $42,094 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.73% more than the national average, earning $67,930 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chub8681,428/
Haub862,001/
Khub86504/
Houb86426/
Heub8660/
Hubs8623/
Hubp8613/
Hubh864/
Hubś864/
Hubd863/
Hubt863/
Ahub862/
Huib862/
Huub862/
Hgub861/
Husb861/
Hujb861/
Ub801,268/
Chhub75227/
Chaub75154/
Haubs7593/
Huybs7593/
Haubt7590/
Choub7590/
Khoub753/
Hjoub753/
Chubh753/
Khaub752/
Heubz752/
Houbs751/
Cheub751/
Heubs751/
Hahub751/
Chubs750/
Chubt750/
Hubsh750/
Aub675,715/
Huf673,039/
Hob672,541/
Hup671,230/
Hubová67601/
Oub67488/
Huv67470/
Gub67240/
Eub67217/
Jub67114/
Hubova6787/
Huw6738/
Ubs6737/
Ubd6735/
Ubt6715/
Utb6714/
Usb6713/
Uub6712/
Chhoub6712/
Ubz6710/
Uyb679/
Uib678/
Uhb678/
Ujb677/
Ubh675/
Ubp674/
Choubh672/
Chouyb672/
Choubs671/
Huchbt671/
Chubdh671/
Chaubt671/

Hub Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hub in the Marathi language
हुबhuba-
Hub in the Hindi language
हुबhuba76.57
हूबhuba23.29
Hub in the Arabic language
هبhb-

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