Kubo Surname

2,689th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207,287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kubo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kubo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan200,9311:63696
United States1,6871:214,85420,940
Brazil1,6521:129,5854,938
Kenya7541:61,2475,980
Tanzania3341:158,50814,206
Thailand2761:255,93643,511
Singapore2271:24,263950
Slovakia1681:31,7655,673
Nigeria1591:1,114,10545,936
Germany1071:752,38756,374
Indonesia1051:1,259,51688,308
Uganda881:443,62826,657
Papua New Guinea851:95,92612,852
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Czechia491:217,01030,705
Mexico491:2,533,18821,064
Canada461:800,99162,809
Cameroon451:461,53538,189
Paraguay421:172,3033,394
Philippines361:2,812,173137,318
Micronesia321:3,320514
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Peru211:1,513,53022,524
England191:2,932,529101,561
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Austria131:655,03358,041
Guam121:13,3432,098
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
France91:7,380,302306,885
Qatar91:262,00030,726
China91:151,924,6187,954
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Kubó (15) are calculated separately.

Kubo (15,221) may also be a first name.

Kubo Last Name Facts

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

Kubo (Hindi: कुबो, Russian: Кубо) is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Kubó. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kubo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kubo is the 2,689th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 35,157 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Kubo reside; 97 percent reside in East Asia and 97 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 45,929th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 15,221 people.

Kubo is most commonly held in Japan, where it is held by 200,931 people, or 1 in 636. In Japan Kubo is primarily concentrated in: Osaka Prefecture, where 11 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent reside and Fukuoka Prefecture, where 5 percent reside. Not including Japan it exists in 67 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Kubo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kubo has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 33,740 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kubo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (78%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Kubo surname are 14.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.47% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kubo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 26.57% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,234 per year; in South Africa they earn 56.15% less than the national average, earning R 104,196 per year; in United States they earn 20.95% more than the national average, earning $52,187 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.88% less than the national average, earning $49,248 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kubó9215/
Kuboi894,285/
Kaubo892,493/
Kuboš89336/
Koubo89154/
Kubuo89105/
Kuebo8996/
Kkubo8987/
Kubou8967/
Kuboň8963/
Kuboś8954/
Kuboj8948/
Kuibo8944/
Kuboy8939/
Kuboo8938/
Kuboh8930/
Kuubo895/
Khubo894/
Keubo893/
Kuboa892/
Kubho891/
Ku'bo891/
Koubou801,597/
Keubou801,521/
Kuboth80226/
Kubosz80214/
Kubocz80168/
Kauboi8093/
Kahubo8055/
Kuibou8028/
Kubotz8022/
Kuboit8014/
Kubuoa8013/
Kauboz809/
Kubuoe808/
Kujbos808/
Kouboi807/
Kauboy806/
Koubos805/
Kouboy804/
Kubhoj802/
Kouboh801/
Kauboa801/
Kauboo801/
Koubop801/
Kubohe801/
Qkubuo801/
Kubois800/
Kuba7521,181/
Kobo7520,115/
Cubo751,945/
Kibo751,029/
Kubosch7390/
Kuboosh738/
Koubohe738/
Kuhboth736/
Khoubou736/
Koubous732/
Khubhoo731/
Kouybou731/
Kouboud731/
Kuiboot731/
Kuyboot731/
Kuybout731/
Kutboot731/
Kouba6711,088/
Kiboi6711,024/
Cubos672,517/
Khobo671,393/
Kauba671,188/
Quibo671,152/
Khuba671,115/
Kobou67926/
Koboi67577/
Kubáňová67521/
Kubaś67341/
Kubaş67337/
Kuiba67304/
Kubah67297/
Kubáč67262/
Caubo67219/
Kibuo67155/
Kubaňová67141/
Kubaš67109/
Kumpo6798/
Kiboh6796/
Koboy6790/
Kuboňová6784/
Kubha6773/
Kiebo6765/
Khibo6761/
Kunpo6759/
Kiboy6756/
Cubot6751/
Kubaș6746/
Keuba6738/
Kuuba6736/
Koboo6733/
Kubaç6733/
Kubać6731/
Kueba6729/
Kubáš6724/
Kuhba6722/
Kubaľová6722/
Koobo6721/
Kubač6717/
Koboj6715/
Cuebo6714/
Kubój6714/
Cuboy6713/
Keuvo6712/
Khuboush6712/
Kuyba6710/
Kubaa6710/
Kiboo679/
Kubotsch678/
Koebo678/
Cuibo677/
Coubo676/
Koboa676/
Khoubouz674/
Kubap674/
Kujba672/
Kuivo672/
Kubás672/
Kibho671/
Kubahova671/
Quobo671/
Kuvoo671/
Kobho671/
Küboş671/
Kuvou671/
Kuśba671/
Kuhbooyi671/
Kubaź671/
Gkobo671/
Cuboi671/
Kuvoh671/
Koubouth671/

Kubo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kubo in the Hindi language
कुबोkubo-
Kubo in the Russian language
Кубоkubo-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kubo
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