Ngubia Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ngubia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngubia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1071:431,58823,328
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223

Ngubia (12) may also be a first name.

Ngubia Last Name Facts

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

Ngubia is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngubia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,364,059th most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngubia reside; 66 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent given name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 431,588. In Kenya Ngubia is mostly concentrated in: Nyeri County, where 45 percent reside, Muranga County, where 35 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 34 percent reside.

Ngubia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ngubia surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngubiah923/
Nubia91774/
Gubia91314/
Nnubia831,011/
Ngobia83132/
Noubia8392/
Goubia8343/
Neubia8337/
Nubias836/
Ngubio834/
Ngubea831/
Nubiea831/
Nguvia831/
Gubias831/
Ngibia831/
Nhubia831/
Noubiap77114/
Nnuybia7711/
Noubiat776/
Nhubija775/
Gaubija773/
Nubaiya772/
Goubias771/
Neubias771/
Ngubeoi771/
Noubias771/
Ngaubya771/
Noubiha771/
Nnaubia771/
Nngubio771/
Noubiah771/
Nubea734,823/
Gubio73401/
Gobia73223/
Nobia7389/
Gubya7375/
Núbia7340/
Nubio7337/
Nuvia7314/
Guvia734/
Gubía732/
Gubea732/
Nùbia731/
Gubaiyah719/
Goubiayi712/
Ngobya67877/
Gubyad67453/
Gouvia67112/
Gobiah6788/
Ggubya6744/
Goubio6719/
Gubyay6717/
Nnobia6712/
Goubea6712/
Nubeha674/
Nobija673/
Numpia673/
Gobiay671/
Gaubya671/
Ngowia671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Ngubia
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