Lubale Surname

160,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lubale Surname Definition:

Lubale is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: palm leaf.

Lubale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,6371:23,8483,428
Kenya6051:76,3307,135
DR Congo3421:216,02221,248
Tanzania791:670,14739,342
India301:25,568,846339,406
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Lubale (330) may also be a first name.

Lubale Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lubale is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: palm leaf.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Lubale Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lubale (Marathi: लुबाळे) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lubale? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 160,765th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,688,139 people. The surname Lubale occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Lubale are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 482,193rd most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 330 people.

This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,637 people, or 1 in 23,848. In Uganda Lubale is most frequent in: Kamuli District, where 28 percent live, Buyende District, where 19 percent live and Luuka District, where 16 percent live. Outside of Uganda this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 22 percent live and The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.

Lubale Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Lubale last name is chiefly Christian (94%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lubaale923,056/
Luubale9220/
Loubale921/
Lubal91606/
Llubaale861/
Luubaale861/
Lubala834,132/
Luvale83678/
Lubele83380/
Luwale83377/
Libale83248/
Loubal83191/
Lubali83125/
Lobale8367/
Laubal8358/
Lyubal8310/
Luball837/
Lubole835/
Lubhal831/
Lubasl831/
Llubaille801/
Luwaile771,772/
Lyuvale77651/
Lubuele77577/
Loubele77335/
Lubeley77277/
Lubhail7762/
Lauwale7751/
Lusuale7721/
Loubali7714/
Luvalle779/
Lubaili779/
Lubelei776/
Lubalya776/
Lubhele774/
Lumpale774/
Lubuile774/
Libaale772/
Lauvale772/
Lyubole771/
Luwalle771/
Loubaly771/
Lubaali771/
Lubalio771/
Lubhala771/
Libaele771/
Luwaale771/
Louwale771/
Loubéle771/
Luhwale771/
Lujwale771/
Lubaala771/
Lubaula771/
Lowuale771/
Libalee771/
Lubhali771/
Luwatle771/
Leuwale771/
Liballe771/
Lobal7318/
Luval737/
Lubał731/
Lubol731/
Lubalová7120/
Lieballe7115/
Lhubalya7110/
Laubeleh715/
Luchvale711/
Lubalaja711/
Luvahale711/
Luibaili711/
Lauvalea711/
Libali671,921/
Luwali67959/
Libele67870/
Luwole67684/
Lobali67430/
Lubold67364/
Luwala67250/
Lubola67235/
Loubalová67147/
Lobala67128/
Lobole67110/
Libole6799/
Lowale6799/
Luvala6755/
Leuval6749/
Luvaul6740/
Luvall6715/
Lobaly6714/
Llobal6711/
Lubeli6710/
Luvali676/
Louval673/
Loball672/
Lobaal672/
Luwaly671/
Lubolt671/
Lubouglie671/
Laubeille671/
Luisbaloi671/

Lubale Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lubale in the Marathi language
लुबाळेlubale59.09
लुबालेlubale13.64
लुबलेlubale9.09
लुबाळेानेlubaleane4.55
लुबडेlubade4.55
लुबळेlubale4.55
लूबाळेlubale4.55

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