Kabubu Surname

258,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kabubu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kabubu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda6641:58,7946,858
Papua New Guinea1951:41,8145,091
Kenya1941:238,04116,587
DR Congo1851:399,34933,942
Tanzania1511:350,60725,844
Zambia771:205,84313,311
Indonesia551:2,404,531143,692
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kabubu (317) may also be a first name.

Kabubu Last Name Facts

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

Kabubu is found most in Uganda. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kabubu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kabubu is the 258,507th most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 4,788,138 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Kabubu reside; 66 percent reside in East Africa and 48 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kabubu is also the 493,198th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, held by 317 people.

The surname Kabubu is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 664 people, or 1 in 58,794. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Mbale District, where 41 percent are found, Sironko District, where 39 percent are found and Kampala District, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found and Kenya, where 13 percent are found.

Kabubu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kabubu last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khabubu9283/
Kabuebu9275/
Kabuubu924/
Kabuibu921/
Kabubuh921/
Kabuubuu861/
Kabuibou861/
Kabobu83170/
Kobubu839/
Cabubus7739/
Kabiebu774/
Kavuubu771/
Kabumpu771/
Cobubu672/
Kabobou621/
Kampumpu573/
Koubobou571/
Khampunpu531/
Koubouvou531/
Kovuvu509/
Cavuvu501/

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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 Kabubu
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