Lububu Surname

781,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lububu Surname User-submission:

The Lububu surname means 'dust' in Sukuma.

Lububu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1921:384,78933,038
Tanzania1641:322,81524,412
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736

Lububu (70) may also be a first name.

Lububu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Lububu surname means 'dust' in Sukuma.

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Lububu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lububu occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lububu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 781,947th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 20,131,342 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lububu live; 53 percent live in Central Africa and 53 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most frequently occurring forename internationally It is held by 70 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 192 people, or 1 in 384,789. Excluding The DR Congo Lububu exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 45 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lubuebu921/
Lubhubhu861/
Libubu8390/
Lobubu834/
Luvubu67120/
Luvuvu6729/
Luwuwu675/
Lubowu674/
Lumpubu6221/
Lumpumpu57233/
Lowoubou571/
Lobobu501/

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