Kubu Surname

110,580th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Kubu Surname Definition:

Kubu is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: hippo.

Kubu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,9871:27,2663,484
DR Congo4511:163,81316,894
Lesotho3731:5,4491,117
Indonesia2501:528,99742,886
Papua New Guinea2361:34,5504,063
Malaysia2271:129,9318,406
United States1791:2,024,910129,652
Austria1181:72,16511,006
Nigeria751:2,361,90379,171
Cameroon731:284,50826,965
Kenya581:796,20531,724
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
England131:4,286,005132,302
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Finland71:785,24338,644
Hungary71:1,402,32560,133
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Kubů (1,199) & Kubú (7) are calculated separately.

Kubu (607) may also be a first name.

Kubu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kubu is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: hippo.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kubu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kubu occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Kubů or Kubú. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kubu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kubu is the 110,580th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,734,304 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Kubu reside; 57 percent reside in Southern Africa and 57 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 339,191st most frequently used given name throughout the world It is held by 607 people.

The surname Kubu is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,987 people, or 1 in 27,266. In South Africa Kubu is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 43 percent live, North West, where 22 percent live and Limpopo, where 19 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name is found in 37 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 11 percent live and Lesotho, where 9 percent live.

Kubu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kubu surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Kubu surname are 14.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.11% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kubu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.93% less than the national average, earning R 130,872 per year; in United States they earn 23.57% more than the national average, earning $53,319 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.98% less than the national average, earning $46,216 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kubů921,199/
Kubú927/
Khubu89709/
Kubuj89544/
Kubuz89213/
Kuybu89166/
Kubau8999/
Kaubu8981/
Kubou8967/
Kubuh8944/
Kuebu8942/
Kubui896/
Kuibu896/
Koubu896/
Kuubu892/
Koubou801,597/
Keubou801,521/
Kujbus80565/
Kuybus8035/
Kuibou8028/
Koubeu8028/
Kuibut805/
Koubus804/
Kubusz804/
Kubuis802/
Kuibuș801/
Kubaud801/
Kahubu801/
Koubau801/
Koubhu801/
Kuibud801/
Koubud801/
Keubeu801/
Kubuch800/
Kobu754,529/
Kibu753,486/
Cubu75105/
Kubó7515/
Khuibut73213/
Kubusch73146/
Khoubou736/
Koubous732/
Kujbusz732/
Koubouî731/
Kouboud731/
Koubeue731/
Kouybou731/
Kuybout731/
Kubauch730/
Kibui675,367/
Koebu67370/
Kumpu67299/
Kibuh67246/
Kunpu67152/
Qhubu6797/
Cubus6782/
Kibuu6768/
Kuboň6763/
Kuboo6738/
Kuhbauch6738/
Caubu6728/
Cubuz6721/
Kiebu6719/
Cubau6716/
Kubój6714/
Khuboush6712/
Koubouyi679/
Khobu677/
Khoubouz674/
Kobui673/
Kuboe672/
Hkobu671/
Kuvou671/
Koubouth671/
Khuyshbu671/
Kuivu671/
Cubuy671/
Kibuy671/
Koussbus671/
Hkibu671/
Kobuj671/

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