Kubilu Surname

231,254th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kubilu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kubilu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,7141:30,8883,658
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971

Kubilu (316) may also be a first name.

Kubilu Last Name Facts

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

Kubilu is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kubilu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 231,254th most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 4,169,077 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kubilu live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 494,051st most commonly held first name globally, held by 316 people.

The last name Kubilu is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,714 people, or 1 in 30,888. In Tanzania Kubilu is mostly found in: Simiyu Region, where 45 percent are found, Shinyanga Region, where 18 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 13 percent are found. Beside Tanzania Kubilu occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kubuilu9251/
Kubilius862,876/
Kubilyus8639/
Kubiluha864/
Kibilu83126/
Kubelu837/
Kobilu831/
Kubiliutė802/
Kubiliuss801/
Khubelu77140/
Cubiluz778/
Kuvuilu774/
Kubelus773/
Kobilou772/
Kubylus772/
Kibuilu771/
Kobhilu771/
Kubylyus717/
Kubeluis716/
Kubelyus711/
Kibelu67393/
Khobelu6225/
Kibeelu621/
Kouvelou5740/
Gkouvelou5350/

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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 Kubilu
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