Hubow Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Somalia

Hubow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hubow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
England11:55,718,059489,080
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Hubow (4) may also be a first name.

Hubow Last Name Facts

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

Hubow is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hubow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Hubow occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Hubow live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Hubow is also the 6,192,526th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 4 people.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Hubow is most numerous in: Mandera County, where 50 percent live and Wajir County, where 50 percent live. Beside Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent live and Somalia, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chubow918/
Husbow910/
Ubow8910/
Houbowa831/
Hubov8063/
Hubof8040/
Jubow808/
Uubow801/
Hubaw800/
Chubov731,429/
Hubova7387/
Khubov7315/
Huboob731/
Eubowe731/
Chubova671,677/
Houboub67341/
Obow6736/
Hauboff6721/
Chuboff6720/
Khubova6713/
Houbova677/
Ubov674/
Ubob673/
Haubova672/
Goubouw671/
Ibow671/
Uvow671/
Ubaw671/

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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 Hubow
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