Kuba Surname

25,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Czechia

Kuba Surname Definition:

(Czech-Slovakian) Descendant of Kuba, a pet form of Jakub (the supplanter).

Kuba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan4,3441:29,4302,914
DR Congo3,8651:19,1152,404
Czechia1,6921:6,285743
United States1,5141:239,40522,908
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
Poland1,2181:31,2064,768
Russia9431:152,83517,656
Germany7991:100,75812,496
Ukraine7841:58,0658,377
Indonesia7651:172,87516,751
Austria5041:16,8962,542
Brazil5031:425,59516,163
Nigeria4751:372,93219,880
Slovakia4401:12,1281,571
Turkey3471:224,26916,006
Philippines2241:451,95655,298
Tanzania1921:275,73821,701
Papua New Guinea1621:50,3326,316
India1491:5,148,090127,785
Kazakhstan1301:136,01913,944
Argentina1271:336,56226,540
Croatia671:63,11311,594
Canada621:594,28449,093
Botswana611:35,8517,015
Belarus531:179,26523,543
England521:1,071,50151,923
Solomon Islands411:14,1472,649
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Hungary371:265,30520,779
Uganda321:1,219,97748,798
Peru231:1,381,91821,725
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Moldova201:178,06817,570
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
France161:4,151,420237,746
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Kyrgyzstan151:398,17732,433
Guam121:13,3432,098
Albania101:291,40615,585
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Latvia51:410,00928,210
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Kuba (59,442) may also be a first name.

Kuba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Czech-Slovakian) Descendant of Kuba, a pet form of Jakub (the supplanter).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kuba Last Name Facts

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

Kuba (Hindi: कुबा, Marathi: कुबा, Oriya: କୁବା, Russian: Куба) occurs most in Japan. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 25,451st most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 344,061 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 31 percent of Kuba live; 23 percent live in Eastern Europe and 21 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Kuba is also the 15,971st most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 59,442 people.

The last name is most frequent in Japan, where it is held by 4,344 people, or 1 in 29,430. In Japan it is mostly found in: Okinawa Prefecture, where 45 percent live, Fukuoka Prefecture, where 20 percent live and Osaka Prefecture, where 6 percent live. Barring Japan this last name exists in 78 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent live and Czechia, where 8 percent live.

Kuba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kuba has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kuba last name grew 2,804 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kuba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kuba surname is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kuba surname are 11.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.2% registered with the political party.

The amount Kuba earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 134.77% more than the national average, earning S/. 45,511 per year; in South Africa they earn 1.49% less than the national average, earning R 234,108 per year; in United States they earn 8.69% more than the national average, earning $46,899 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.34% less than the national average, earning $47,029 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kouba8911,088/
Kubai898,770/
Kubay891,208/
Kauba891,188/
Khuba891,115/
Kubaj89543/
Kubaś89341/
Kubaş89337/
Kuiba89304/
Kubah89297/
Kubaš89109/
Kubau8999/
Kubha8973/
Kubea8964/
Kubaș8946/
Keuba8938/
Kuuba8936/
Kubaç8933/
Kubać8931/
Kueba8929/
Kuhba8922/
Kubač8917/
Kuyba8910/
Kubaa8910/
Kubap894/
Kujba892/
Kuboa892/
Kuśba891/
Kubaź891/
Koubaa802,846/
Koubai80396/
Koubah80289/
Kubaya80225/
Kuşbay80207/
Kahuba80144/
Kubaja80128/
Khubai80127/
Kubaha80122/
Kubatz80102/
Kubhai8076/
Koubga8069/
Kuşbaz8069/
Kusbas8058/
Kaubai8025/
Kubaľa8021/
Koubay8015/
Khouba8013/
Kubasz8013/
Kubuoa8013/
Keubat808/
Khubaa806/
Kubbah805/
Koubâa804/
Khubah803/
Khubha803/
Kubhay803/
Kaubha802/
Khubay802/
Keubah802/
Kuybaz802/
Kubaia802/
Koubaš802/
Koubea802/
Khauba801/
Kuubad801/
Kubaud801/
Kubhad801/
Kauboa801/
Kautba801/
Kuçbay801/
Kuthba801/
Koubau801/
Kuibat801/
Kuibaz801/
Kubast801/
Kubazs801/
Kubhha801/
Kubaai801/
Qukuba801/
Kubats800/
Kubo75207,287/
Cuba7548,593/
Koba7531,871/
Kiba7522,866/
Kubi7513,756/
Kube7512,447/
Kuby75517/
Kubj75124/
Kubó7515/
Kubý757/
Khubais73186/
Koubach73170/
Kuhbach73100/
Kusbach7354/
Khoubah7345/
Koubatt7328/
Kaubatz7326/
Kutbach7320/
Khusbas735/
Kaubach735/
Koubaah735/
Kubaish734/
Koubaya733/
Kusbash732/
Koubatz732/
Koubash732/
Khubach731/
Kuhbaha731/
Kubhath731/
Khoubai731/
Khoubaa731/
Khubhat731/
Kußbach731/
Kubaaye731/
Kubajje731/
Khubaya731/
Kuschba730/
Kubauch730/
Cubas6745,920/
Khiba675,847/
Kuboi674,285/
Koubi673,447/
Kubiś672,729/
Kaubo672,493/
Cujba671,998/
Cauba671,879/
Kubeš671,733/
Kumpa671,480/
Khoba671,418/
Koube671,190/
Kaube67887/
Cusba67852/
Cubay67851/
Kaubi67750/
Quiba67659/
Kubuj67544/
Kubie67515/
Koeba67497/
Kibau67423/
Kubić67412/
Kobaa67411/
Kibai67382/
Kobay67347/
Kuboš67336/
Kutby67280/
Kobea67264/
Kubáč67262/
Kubyo67255/
Kobai67234/
Qhuba67217/
Kooba67211/
Cubaj67210/
Kubeh67200/
Kieba67181/
Qouba67181/
Kouby67177/
Koubo67154/
Khube67143/
Kubaňová67141/
Kobau67138/
Kubei67115/
Kubuo67105/
Kubey67101/
Khubi67101/
Kuebo6796/
Kibah6791/
Kkubo6787/
Cubat6786/
Kubyt6783/
Kibaa6779/
Couba6774/
Kubej6771/
Cubaş6771/
Kubee6769/
Kubou6767/
Cubai6765/
Kuboň6763/
Kuboś6754/
Cuiba6753/
Kibay6751/
Kubhe6748/
Kuboj6748/
Kuibo6744/
Kubys6740/
Kuboy6739/
Kuboo6738/
Kuhbauch6738/
Kubatsch6735/
Kuběj6734/
Kubyi6732/
Kibea6731/
Kuboh6730/
Kobha6728/
Kuhbi6728/
Kuibi6727/
Kubiy6725/
Kubáš6724/
Kussbach6723/
Kubaľová6722/
Kubhi6721/
Kubio6717/
Kunpa6717/
Koushbay6716/
Cubau6716/
Kubój6714/
Khusbaha6711/
Khoubach6710/
Kubeň6710/
Cuľba679/
Kubič679/
Kobaj678/
Cubaz678/
Cuyba678/
Khushbha677/
Kubez677/
Kuube677/
Kubui676/
Keube676/
Koboa676/
Khushbah675/
Koubaich675/
Kuubo675/
Keubi675/
Kuibe675/
Kubih675/
Khuibhay674/
Kubejova674/
Kuubi674/
Khubo674/
Kauby673/
Keubo673/
Kubís673/
Kubiş673/
Khoubaiz672/
Kubás672/
Koubé672/
Kibha671/
Khusbhah671/
Kkiba671/
Kusby671/
Koubaish671/
Kubahova671/
Cubah671/
Cubea671/
Cubha671/
Kkoba671/
Kkubi671/
Koubahie671/
Kubeć671/
Kubeś671/
Kubho671/
Ku'bo671/
Ccuba671/
Hkube671/
Kubii671/
Gcuba671/

Kuba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuba in the Marathi language
कुबाkuba-
Kuba in the Oriya language
କୁବାkuba97.78
କୁବkuba2.22
Kuba in the Hindi language
कुबाkuba81.03
कूबाkuba18.39
Kuba in the Russian language
Кубаkuba-

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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 Kuba
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