Lubu Surname

361,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,002 people bear this surname

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

Lubu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lubu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7461:99,03411,142
Indonesia1181:1,120,75680,521
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
India421:18,263,461278,402
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
France21:33,211,361423,184
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Lubu (899) may also be a first name.

Lubu Last Name Facts

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

Lubu (Oriya: ଲୁବୁ, Tibetan: ཀླུ་བུ་) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lubu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 361,170th most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 7,273,000 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Lubu are found; 74 percent are found in Central Africa and 74 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 270,832nd most widely held first name globally It is held by 899 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 746 people, or 1 in 99,034. Aside from The DR Congo Lubu exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 12 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lubus89199/
Laubu89151/
Luibu89150/
Lubau89118/
Luebu8996/
Lubui8990/
Lubuy8935/
Luubu8916/
Lubud899/
Lubhu896/
Lubut895/
Lubuz894/
Lubuj893/
Lubou892/
Hlubu892/
Leubu892/
Liubu891/
Lubuh891/
Lubuś891/
Leubou80161/
Loubou8099/
Lubout8096/
Laubus8039/
Laubau8036/
Laubou8018/
Laubut8011/
Lubuit803/
Leubeu803/
Liubus803/
Lubuch802/
Liubuh801/
Loubeu801/
Laubeu801/
Lubeus801/
Lubaus801/
Lubush801/
Lubuis801/
Lyubus801/
Lubuha801/
Luibus800/
Lyubou800/
Laubuy800/
Liubou800/
Libu751,042/
Luvu751,029/
Luwu75712/
Lobu75599/
Loubaud73125/
Lubusch7347/
Laubuch734/
Loubout734/
Loubous732/
Lushbou732/
Loubouh731/
Loubouz731/
Laubaut731/
Leubeux730/
Lutbuhe730/
Liuwu67782/
Luwau67348/
Libui67285/
Libuy67185/
Lumpu67160/
Luvui6752/
Laubusch6750/
Lobui6749/
Luboo6723/
Libuh6710/
Laubauch677/
Luwut677/
Luvus673/
Luboe672/
Luvau672/
Liebu672/
Lguwu672/
Lubão672/
Liuvu671/
Loobu671/
Luuvu671/
Loubouth671/
Luwui671/
Luveu671/
Libuu671/
Louvu671/
Leubusch670/

Lubu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lubu in the Tibetan language
ཀླུ་བུ་lubu-
Lubu in the Oriya language
ଲୁବୁlubu96.88
ଲୂବୂlubu3.13

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lubu
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