Kubu Surname
Approximately 4,202 people bear this surname
Kubu Surname Definition:
Kubu is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: hippo.
Kubu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,987 | 1:27,266 | 3,484 |
| DR Congo | 451 | 1:163,813 | 16,894 |
| Lesotho | 373 | 1:5,449 | 1,117 |
| Indonesia | 250 | 1:528,997 | 42,886 |
| Papua New Guinea | 236 | 1:34,550 | 4,063 |
| Malaysia | 227 | 1:129,931 | 8,406 |
| United States | 179 | 1:2,024,910 | 129,652 |
| Austria | 118 | 1:72,165 | 11,006 |
| Nigeria | 75 | 1:2,361,903 | 79,171 |
| Cameroon | 73 | 1:284,508 | 26,965 |
| Kenya | 58 | 1:796,205 | 31,724 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Hungary | 7 | 1:1,402,325 | 60,133 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
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.
Kubu Demographics
Average Kubu Salary in
United States
$53,319 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kubu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kubu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kubu is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Kubů or Kubú. For other possible spellings of Kubu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kubu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kubu is the 110,580th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,734,304 people. The surname Kubu occurs predominantly 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 widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 607 people.
It is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,987 people, or 1 in 27,266. In South Africa Kubu is most common in: Gauteng, where 43 percent reside, North West, where 22 percent reside and Limpopo, where 19 percent reside. Not including South Africa it is found in 37 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside and Lesotho, where 9 percent reside.
Kubu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Kubu surname are 14.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kubů | 92 | 1,199 | / |
| Kubú | 92 | 7 | / |
| Khubu | 89 | 709 | / |
| Kubuj | 89 | 544 | / |
| Kubuz | 89 | 213 | / |
| Kuybu | 89 | 166 | / |
| Kubau | 89 | 99 | / |
| Kaubu | 89 | 81 | / |
| Kubou | 89 | 67 | / |
| Kubuh | 89 | 44 | / |
| Kuebu | 89 | 42 | / |
| Kubui | 89 | 6 | / |
| Kuibu | 89 | 6 | / |
| Koubu | 89 | 6 | / |
| Kuubu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Koubou | 80 | 1,597 | / |
| Keubou | 80 | 1,521 | / |
| Kujbus | 80 | 565 | / |
| Kuybus | 80 | 35 | / |
| Kuibou | 80 | 28 | / |
| Koubeu | 80 | 28 | / |
| Kuibut | 80 | 5 | / |
| Koubus | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kubusz | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kubuis | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kuibuș | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kubaud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kahubu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koubau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koubhu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kuibud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koubud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keubeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kubuch | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kobu | 75 | 4,529 | / |
| Kibu | 75 | 3,486 | / |
| Cubu | 75 | 105 | / |
| Kubó | 75 | 15 | / |
| Khuibut | 73 | 213 | / |
| Kubusch | 73 | 146 | / |
| Khoubou | 73 | 6 | / |
| Koubous | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kujbusz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Koubouî | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kouboud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koubeue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kouybou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuybout | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kubauch | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kibui | 67 | 5,367 | / |
| Koebu | 67 | 370 | / |
| Kumpu | 67 | 299 | / |
| Kibuh | 67 | 246 | / |
| Kunpu | 67 | 152 | / |
| Qhubu | 67 | 97 | / |
| Cubus | 67 | 82 | / |
| Kibuu | 67 | 68 | / |
| Kuboň | 67 | 63 | / |
| Kuboo | 67 | 38 | / |
| Kuhbauch | 67 | 38 | / |
| Caubu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Cubuz | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kiebu | 67 | 19 | / |
| Cubau | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kubój | 67 | 14 | / |
| Khuboush | 67 | 12 | / |
| Koubouyi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Khobu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Khoubouz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kobui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kuboe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hkobu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuvou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koubouth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khuyshbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuivu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cubuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kibuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koussbus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hkibu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kobuj | 67 | 1 | / |
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