Manuba Surname

205,731st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,016 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Manuba Surname User-submission:

The Manuba clan may have originated from either the Municipality of Mauban, Quezon Province or Marinduque Province in the Philippines. It is a Tagalog word. It means 'to swindle' in modern usage but it is likely an alternative form of sumuba, which is the act of fishing by way of poisoning with a suba plant.

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Manuba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,7971:56,3379,442
Nigeria741:2,393,82179,921
Papua New Guinea681:119,90816,326
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Liberia151:293,90216,977
United States81:45,307,367917,113
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Mañuba (47) are calculated separately.

Manuba (79) may also be a first name.

Manuba Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Manuba clan may have originated from either the Municipality of Mauban, Quezon Province or Marinduque Province in the Philippines. It is a Tagalog word. It means 'to swindle' in modern usage but it is likely an alternative form of sumuba, which is the act of fishing by way of poisoning with a suba plant.

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Manuba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Manuba (Hindi: मनुबा, Marathi: मनुबा) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Mañuba. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Manuba? popularity and diffusion

Manuba is the 205,731st most frequent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,614,854 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Manuba are found; 89 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 89 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,083,225th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 79 people.

The last name Manuba is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,797 people, or 1 in 56,337. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Mimaropa, where 37 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 37 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 11 percent reside. Outside of The Philippines this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.

Manuba Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Manuba are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Manuba earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.25% more than the national average, earning $57,262 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mañuba9447/
Manubay921,758/
Manguba921,566/
Manubah92114/
Manouba9262/
Manubai9242/
Manubat928/
Manubea924/
Manauba924/
Manubga923/
Manubha923/
Mmanuba921/
Mainuba921/
Manubas921/
Manueba921/
Manuiba921/
Maneuba921/
Manubhai863,926/
Mangubai8691/
Mangubay8654/
Magnouba8644/
Mangouba8617/
Manubaya8610/
Mannubai864/
Maynubay864/
Mainubai863/
Magnubat862/
Mahnubai861/
Mannubah861/
Manuwa831,973/
Maniba83734/
Manoba83338/
Manubo83239/
Manuby83157/
Manube83125/
Menuba83110/
Manubi8359/
Manuva8345/
Monuba833/
Mangubhai80321/
Mannubhai801/
Meangubai801/
Manubhaiy801/
Manhuwa77504/
Mangube77495/
Manuhwa77487/
Manuhua77412/
Mangubi77372/
Mannuva77235/
Monguba77192/
Manouby77156/
Manibai77138/
Manuebo77110/
Manibay77108/
Manoubi77104/
Manubes7791/
Mainiba7788/
Manumpa7785/
Menubay7743/
Manubis7740/
Mangubo7732/
Manhiba7731/
Manuwai7729/
Manobai7726/
Manguva7722/
Manhuby7719/
Manouwa7716/
Monubah7712/
Mmenuba779/
Manobay776/
Mainubi775/
Monubai774/
Manubuy773/
Mmonuba773/
Maunoba773/
Manubui772/
Manuvad772/
Manuibo772/
Manauva771/
Maneuby771/
Manibha771/
Manobha771/
Manuboi771/
Manuwah771/
Menubai771/
Manibah771/
Manibaa771/
Maunubo771/
Mannubo771/
Manooba771/
Manubou771/
Manouua771/
Manunpa771/
Manuswa771/
Manieba771/
Mamnuwa771/
Mainoba771/
Mainube771/
Manoeua771/
Manubit771/
Mahanubhau755/
Manibhai71647/
Mangoubi71468/
Manumpay71114/
Manhoubi71101/
Manhoube7128/
Mannoubi7126/
Manhuhwa7114/
Mannibai7111/
Monubhai7110/
Menuebay7110/
Maunguwa7110/
Manuwahe716/
Manuvash715/
Manuboot715/
Manumpah713/
Mmuonuba713/
Manoubou712/
Mahanubhach711/
Mahanubi711/
Mahnubho711/
Mainibai711/
Mainoubi711/
Mannuwai711/
Mongubai711/
Mahnoubi711/
Manoubei711/
Mangoube711/
Manobi67622/
Manibo67407/
Manobe67387/
Moniba67326/
Monubi67246/
Manobo67227/
Manuve6739/
Monoba6733/
Mañuva6728/
Monuwa6723/
Manuwo6723/
Manuvo6723/
Meniba6720/
Monube6719/
Manoby6713/
Mounoubai6711/
Monuva674/
Manniebai673/
Mañoba673/
Manuvi672/
Manibahai671/
Manibahyi671/
Manobé671/
Mainiba'a671/
Mangoubei671/
Mangoubey671/
Mongoubai671/
Mangoubou671/
Manoobhai671/

Manuba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Manuba in the Hindi language
मनुबाmanuba71.43
मनूबाmanuba28.57
Manuba in the Marathi language
मनुबाmanuba63.64
मणुबाmanuba18.18
मणmana9.09
कनुबाkanuba9.09

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