Lobu Surname

537,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 599 people bear this surname

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

Lobu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lobu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Indonesia1741:760,05358,179
Papua New Guinea651:125,44217,113
India441:17,433,304271,013
Solomon Islands401:14,5012,727
Malaysia361:819,28437,745
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
England11:55,718,059489,080
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086

The alternate forms: Lõbu (77) & Löbu (10) are calculated separately.

Lobu (337) may also be a first name.

Lobu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lobu (Hindi: लोबू, Marathi: लोबु) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can occur as: Lõbu or Löbu. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lobu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 537,454th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,166,187 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 44 percent of Lobu reside; 36 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 35 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 476,238th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 337 people.

The last name Lobu is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 415,054. Other than The DR Congo it exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 29 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lõbu9277/
Löbu9210/
Lobus89541/
Lobut89310/
Lobou89171/
Lobeu89134/
Lobud8980/
Lobuu8980/
Lobhu8949/
Lobui8949/
Lobau8930/
Luobu8916/
Loibu893/
Lobuz893/
Liobu891/
Lobuś891/
Loobu891/
Lohbu891/
Loubou8099/
Lobush8015/
Lobuch809/
Lotbut808/
Hlobus806/
Lobeus804/
Lobust803/
Lobauh801/
Lobout801/
Liobhu801/
Lobous801/
Lobuha801/
Loubeu801/
Labu759,717/
Lebu752,251/
Lubu751,002/
Lowu75289/
Lovu75261/
Lobó754/
Loubaud73125/
Lobusch7316/
Loubout734/
Lobauch733/
Loubous732/
Lobault731/
Loubouh731/
Loubouz731/
Labus675,249/
Labou672,099/
Labau671,243/
Labut671,153/
Labuz671,113/
Labud67501/
Lobão67364/
Loboe67341/
Luowu67236/
Lubus67199/
Labhu67196/
Laubu67151/
Labuy67151/
Luibu67150/
Lebau67142/
Lebuy67139/
Liabu67127/
Lubau67118/
Lebuh67113/
Labuť67104/
Lohbusch6794/
Lubui6790/
Lompu6786/
Lawou6784/
Löbau6762/
Laabu6760/
Lovou6759/
Labui6754/
Lowou6754/
Lovus6750/
Loveu6750/
Labuh6747/
Labuś6736/
Lubuy6735/
Lavou6734/
Löbus6734/
Lõbus6727/
Lábus6726/
Lebui6724/
Leebu6723/
Laebu6718/
Luubu6716/
Labuj6714/
Lovui6712/
Lebeu6710/
Labux679/
Lubud679/
Loboo678/
Lovut678/
Labeu678/
Lubhu676/
Labuu676/
Lubut675/
Lonpu674/
Hlovu674/
Lubuz674/
Lyabu674/
Lăbuș674/
Lubuj673/
Leubu672/
Lowuh672/
Lubou672/
Hlubu672/
Llabu671/
Labgu671/
Lăbau671/
Lăbuş671/
Louvu671/
Lubuh671/
Lubuś671/
Latbu671/
Lhabu671/
Łobuz671/
Liubu671/
Loubouth671/

Lobu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lobu in the Marathi language
लोबुlobu60
लोबूlobu40
Lobu in the Hindi language
लोबूlobu58.82
लोबुlobu39.22
लोबूाlobua1.96

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