Naruba Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Fiji

Naruba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naruba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda371:1,055,11644,846
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
England11:55,718,059489,080
Fiji11:894,3914,568
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Naruba (495) may also be a first name.

Naruba Last Name Facts

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

Naruba (Hindi: नारूबा, Marathi: नरुबा) occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Naruba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,460,878th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname Naruba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Naruba are found; 61 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Naruba is also the 381,460th most commonly held forename on earth. It is borne by 495 people.

The last name is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 1,055,116. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Buyende District, where 41 percent are found, Kaliro District, where 30 percent are found and Kayunga District, where 8 percent are found. Beside Uganda it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found and Belarus, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nairuba9215,193/
Narubai927/
Narubay926/
Ngaruba923/
Naaruba921/
Narubea921/
Naruuba921/
Naruiba921/
Narubhai8622/
Naruboha863/
Nairuuba861/
Ngarouba861/
Naroba83468/
Naruwa83210/
Narube83164/
Neruba8351/
Narubi8329/
Nariba8323/
Naruva8312/
Narubo839/
Noruba831/
Narouwa77777/
Naruiwa7758/
Nerubai7755/
Nerubay7733/
Naribau7725/
Naribai778/
Nairube776/
Nairubi775/
Nairiba775/
Narooua774/
Nairoba773/
Nehruba772/
Narubes772/
Neiruba772/
Nairuwa771/
Naruwai771/
Neeruba771/
Naaruwa771/
Narubee771/
Narubet771/
Narruwa771/
Naruvaz771/
Narouby771/
Narobai771/
Nairuva771/
Nairowua71147/
Nharuswa7122/
Neerubai7112/
Narusber718/
Noorubha711/
Naribhai711/
Narrouwa711/
Narouywa711/
Ngarauwa711/
Nayroubi711/
Neroubay711/
Narribay711/
Noruwa67415/
Narobe67285/
Narobi6721/
Noorubash6716/
Noriba6714/
Narobo6712/
Norube679/
Naribo678/
Noroba675/
Norubi673/
Neriba672/
Naruve672/
Ngarheube671/
Naruwo671/
Noorussba671/
Naruvi671/

Naruba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Naruba in the Hindi language
नारूबाnaruba-
Naruba in the Marathi language
नरुबाnaruba48.39
नरूबाnaruba32.26
नारुबाnaruba19.35

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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 Naruba
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