Mubu Surname

222,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,829 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mubu Surname Definition:

Mubu is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: soil.

Mubu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,2441:12,7411,456
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Cameroon1021:203,61820,947
Botswana831:26,3495,307
Namibia341:70,8657,497
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
India81:95,883,173728,828
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
China31:455,773,85521,925
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
England21:27,859,030389,889
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Mubu (1,314) may also be a first name.

Mubu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mubu is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: soil.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mubu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mubu (Marathi: मुबु, Oriya: ମୁବୁ) is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mubu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 222,789th most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,984,443 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Mubu reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mubu is also the 216,880th most frequently used given name globally It is held by 1,314 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 1,244 people, or 1 in 12,741. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Western Province, where 50 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 21 percent are found and Southern Province, where 13 percent are found. Barring Zambia this last name is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mubau89172/
Muibu8978/
Mubuu8952/
Mubeu8942/
Mubuy8941/
Mubut8933/
Maubu8919/
Mubuh8918/
Mgubu8916/
Mubhu8912/
Muubu897/
Mubui896/
Moubu895/
Mubus894/
Musbu893/
Muybu891/
Mubou891/
Mubud891/
Mmubu891/
Musbau805,179/
Mohubu80230/
Moubou80200/
Mubhau80174/
Meubus8055/
Mahubu8032/
Mubauh8019/
Muibau8019/
Mubahu8014/
Musbhu808/
Muibou802/
Meubou802/
Mubaus801/
Muboud801/
Mgubau801/
Moubui801/
Musbeu801/
Maubau801/
Mubuhe801/
Meubeu801/
Maubui801/
Mubuth801/
Musbou801/
Mibu752,764/
Mobu75667/
Muvu75169/
Muwu7525/
Muisbau736/
Mushbau731/
Mussbau731/
Mowuu67227/
Muvhu67185/
Muvud6762/
Mumpu6756/
Muwau6755/
Mobuh6754/
Moobu6740/
Mibuy6734/
Miebu6734/
Mübus6732/
Muwuh6723/
Muwus6722/
Munpu6713/
Muvau6710/
Muthbout6710/
Mouwu679/
Moubouha678/
Moubouyi677/
Moebu675/
Muvui675/
Muishbau674/
Muwut674/
Mhibu674/
Mauvu673/
Mibui672/
Mobui672/
Mhuwu672/
Muivu671/
Muwuu671/
Muvuz671/
Mouvu671/
Mutvu671/
Muuwu671/
Muvuh671/
Muvou671/
Mousbhou671/

Mubu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mubu in the Oriya language
ମୁବୁmubu-
Mubu in the Marathi language
मुबुmubu-

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