Kubula Surname

222,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,829 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kubula Surname User-submission:

It is a Bantu surname. It means 'something which took a long period of time to appear'. It comes from the word kubula, which means 'lost'.

Kubula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,3001:56,8306,798
Uganda4741:82,3618,760
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Kubula (98) may also be a first name.

Kubula Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a Bantu surname. It means 'something which took a long period of time to appear'. It comes from the word kubula, which means 'lost'.

- kabulada

Kubula Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kubula (Hindi: कुबुला, Oriya: କୁବୁଲା) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kubula? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kubula is the 222,789th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,984,443 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kubula live; 71 percent live in Central Africa and 71 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 956,749th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 98 people.

The last name Kubula is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,300 people, or 1 in 56,830. Apart from The DR Congo it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 26 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Kubula Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kubula earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 32.12% less than the national average, earning R 161,316 per year and in United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kubulay92275/
Kubulya923/
Kubuula923/
Kubulas922/
Koubula921/
Kuubula921/
Kubuela921/
Kubuila921/
Kubulah921/
Kubulla921/
Kuibula921/
Kubhula921/
Kubaula921/
Khubula921/
Khubulia86164/
Kouboula8613/
Kibula833,170/
Kubola83833/
Kubuli83179/
Kobula83112/
Kubule8338/
Kubulo8332/
Cubula8314/
Kouboulas806/
Khubullah803/
Kumpula771,946/
Kibuila77383/
Kubiela77167/
Kiboula7757/
Cubhula7726/
Khubuli7723/
Koubuli7719/
Kobulia7715/
Kibuhla775/
Kibulah773/
Kibulla772/
Kibuula772/
Kaubuli772/
Kunpula771/
Kaubola771/
Koubola771/
Kubutle771/
Khuvula771/
Khubule771/
Kuivula771/
Kuibola771/
Kubulis771/
Khubutlo7118/
Kunpulla7110/
Kouboulo713/
Koubouli712/
Koubolai711/
Kouboule711/
Cubuilla711/
Khaubule711/
Khubutle711/
Quibuila711/
Kuboolya711/
Cubule67986/
Kobola67800/
Kibulo67165/
Kobuli6737/
Koumpoula6728/
Kouboulou6714/
Kubolo6712/
Cuvula676/
Kobule675/
Kubole674/
Kobulo673/
Kouboulis672/
Kouvoulay671/
Kobuła671/
D'Kumpula671/
Cubulé671/
Khumphula671/

Kubula Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kubula in the Oriya language
କୁବୁଲାkubula-
Kubula in the Hindi language
कुबुलाkubula60
कूबुलाkubula40

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