Luba Surname

35,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,115 people bear this surname

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

Luba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4,7201:15,6521,943
Nigeria4,1131:43,0693,380
Bangladesh1,4421:110,5114,612
Philippines8841:114,52319,777
Poland6781:56,0608,829
United States6411:565,45946,482
Uganda5581:69,9637,781
Malawi5491:31,1824,677
Zambia2721:58,2725,311
Indonesia2201:601,13347,761
Ukraine1971:231,08030,666
Papua New Guinea1231:66,2908,647
Canada901:409,39536,056
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
England621:898,67846,462
Russia611:2,362,673139,353
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Malaysia561:526,68326,095
India431:17,838,730274,051
Solomon Islands421:13,8102,567
Slovakia371:144,22826,002
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Kenya201:2,308,99536,653
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Equatorial Guinea91:126,186322
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
France51:13,284,544357,392
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
China31:455,773,85521,925
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Lubá (2) & Lüba (1) are calculated separately.

Luba (61,356) may also be a first name.

Luba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Luba (Georgian: ლუბა, Hindi: लुबा, Marathi: लुबा, Oriya: ଲୁବା, Russian: Луба) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Lubá or Lüba. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Luba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 35,007th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 482,140 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Luba reside; 31 percent reside in Central Africa and 31 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 15,576th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 61,356 people.

Luba is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4,720 people, or 1 in 15,652. Aside from The DR Congo this surname occurs in 70 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 27 percent live and Bangladesh, where 10 percent live.

Luba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Luba has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Luba surname grew 7,122 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Luba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Luba last name is predominantly Orthodox (50%) in Russia, Muslim (80%) in Kenya and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Luba are 3.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.35% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Luba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.24% less than the national average, earning R 54,096 per year; in United States they earn 12.28% more than the national average, earning $48,448 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.8% more than the national average, earning $61,510 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lubá922/
Lüba921/
Lubas894,900/
Lubay892,635/
Leuba892,157/
Lyuba892,100/
Lubat891,313/
Luiba89999/
Lueba89801/
Louba89759/
Lubaś89634/
Liuba89579/
Lauba89358/
Lubah89349/
Lubea89285/
Lubai89179/
Lubau89118/
Luboa89100/
Lubad8972/
Luuba8970/
Lubha8939/
Lubaß8914/
Lubaj8911/
Lubaa897/
Lubaz892/
Lubga891/
Lluba891/
Hluba891/
Lguba891/
Lubaya804,354/
Lubhai801,804/
Loubat801,483/
Lubach801,124/
Lubash80308/
Loubai80232/
Lubacz80212/
Lubaha80179/
Lubais8093/
Lubaid8080/
Lutbat8052/
Leubaz8043/
Laubau8036/
Luboha8033/
Laubay8028/
Lubhay8025/
Lubaja8025/
Liubai8024/
Lubait8021/
Laubat8021/
Liauba8018/
Laubai8016/
Loubah8015/
Liubas8012/
Luubaa808/
Laubah806/
Lubeha805/
Loubay804/
Loubad803/
Lhubat803/
Lubaia802/
Lubbah802/
Lyubai802/
Lubhas801/
Lyubay801/
Lyuboa801/
Lubahe801/
Lubaus801/
Lubhea801/
Luthba801/
Lushba801/
Luubba801/
Loubaa801/
Lubiea801/
Lubuha801/
Laubas801/
Laubad801/
Llubat801/
Loubas801/
Leubay801/
Loba7513,626/
Lubo7513,186/
Liba758,358/
Lubi755,400/
Luby754,235/
Luwa753,662/
Lube752,653/
Luva75820/
Lubý7512/
Laubach735,466/
Lubhaya733,659/
Loubach73500/
Lubasch73201/
Lubhaia73196/
Lyubaya73168/
Lyubach73136/
Loubaud73125/
Laubaha7328/
Lubaggi7319/
Lubeach7316/
Loubaya7311/
Lubaaya732/
Llubash731/
Laubaut731/
Luboaja731/
Lubhaij731/
Laubash730/
Lubis67214,322/
Laube6714,146/
Luber675,874/
Leuva675,858/
Hlubi675,524/
Lusby674,274/
Hloba674,137/
Luvai672,250/
Libay671,999/
Lubos671,843/
Lumpa671,725/
Loboa671,600/
Libah671,534/
Libau671,230/
Loube671,012/
Lauby67950/
Leube67939/
Lauva67835/
Libai67757/
Lobai67691/
Lubej67628/
Luebo67616/
Luboz67604/
Lubet67526/
Lubid67517/
Lubys67445/
Louwa67406/
Lobay67369/
Luwau67348/
Lauwa67292/
Lieba67264/
Lusua67259/
Lubes67243/
Luvha67207/
Luwai67201/
Lubey67185/
Lluva67173/
Hliba67163/
Luway67157/
Lubio67148/
Laubi67110/
Loubo67107/
Lubyi67106/
Laubo6793/
Lubui6790/
Liuva6790/
Leuwa6787/
Lubie6781/
Lusbo6780/
Lubod6776/
Lubot6769/
Lubatsch6769/
Loubi6769/
Luboy6767/
Louby6766/
Lyuva6762/
Lujua6761/
Lubit6759/
Lubei6756/
Liubo6750/
Luboh6747/
Lyubi6739/
Lobea6738/
Lubee6735/
Lubuy6735/
Luhwa6734/
Lobha6733/
Luvas6732/
Lyubo6730/
Lobau6730/
Lubhaaya6730/
Luvad6729/
Lutby6729/
Lubić6729/
Lahubhai6725/
Luwah6724/
Luube6724/
Lubed6723/
Luboo6723/
Lubih6721/
Luibi6721/
Lubiz6720/
Luubi6719/
Looba6718/
Lhiba6718/
Liuwa6717/
Luybe6717/
Luboś6714/
Lubiy6712/
Libea6710/
Laubé6710/
Liubi6710/
Lloba679/
Lubij678/
Laubauch677/
Libaa677/
Luwaa677/
Lubajová677/
Lihba676/
Luhby676/
Leubo676/
Lubič676/
Hlube675/
Lutbi675/
Leuby675/
Louva675/
Lubho675/
Lunpa675/
Lujbo674/
Luvaj674/
Lutva674/
Luiva674/
Lobaa674/
Luvea674/
Luyva673/
Lubhi673/
Lubuj673/
Lobaj673/
Libaï673/
Laubeova673/
Lubez673/
Luboß673/
Lyube673/
Lujwa672/
Looua672/
Lubge672/
Leubi672/
Loubé672/
Lubão672/
Loubeaud672/
Lubii672/
Luboi672/
Lubou672/
Luvau672/
Luiby672/
Lauua672/
Luuby671/
Luisbhai671/
Lubahaya671/
Laubachh671/
Luwha671/
Lliba671/
Luwwa671/
Lubastch671/
Liube671/
Liubá671/
Liubò671/
Llubi671/
Lubyh671/
Lubyo671/
Lubès671/
Luubo671/
Luuwa671/
Luibo671/
Lubhe671/
Lubiś671/
Lubuo671/
Luhbi671/
Lubascht671/
Lubyd671/
Libha671/
Lhubi671/
Lhuby671/

Luba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Luba in the Georgian language
ლუბაluba-
Luba in the Marathi language
लुबाluba91.67
लूबाluba8.33
Luba in the Oriya language
ଲୁବାluba87.5
ଲୁକାluka6.25
ଲୁବluba6.25
Luba in the Hindi language
लुबाluba60
लूबाluba40
Luba in the Russian language
Лубаluba-

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