Ngubo Surname

33,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,017 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ngubo Surname User-submission:

The Ngubo surname comes from a word for a kind of ancient sacred blanket made of wild dog skin.

Ngubo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa15,0651:3,596474
DR Congo2261:326,90129,253
Zimbabwe1941:79,57911,668
Kenya1751:263,88517,546
Nigeria1341:1,321,96152,161
Zambia891:178,08912,157
Botswana881:24,8515,011
England151:3,714,537119,675
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Ngubo (185) may also be a first name.

Ngubo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ngubo surname comes from a word for a kind of ancient sacred blanket made of wild dog skin.

- jabzo

Ngubo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngubo is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ngubo.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngubo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ngubo is the 33,152nd most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 454,988 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngubo reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ngubo is also the 669,105th most numerous forename globally, held by 185 people.

This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 15,065 people, or 1 in 3,596. In South Africa Ngubo is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 67 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 14 percent reside and Gauteng, where 10 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Ngubo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Ngubo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.78% less than the national average, earning R 128,856 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngoubo9156/
Nguboh9116/
Ngubou912/
Nguubo911/
Nggubo911/
Gubo891,384/
Nubo89358/
Ngoubou831,202/
Ngueubo831/
Nguba806,510/
Ngobo804,990/
Nguvo802,150/
Goubo801,821/
Nguwo801,438/
Gubot801,041/
Ngibo80273/
Noubo80215/
Guboy8077/
Nuboa8057/
Naubo8032/
Gubho8029/
Nnubo8029/
Neubo8012/
Guboh8010/
Gubod808/
Nuboo804/
Nuibo802/
Gaubo802/
Nuboy801/
Nuboh801/
Nuboi801/
Nuubo801/
Hgubo801/
Ngueubou7785/
Ngoubous771/
Ngnoubou771/
Ngouba73710/
Noubou73249/
Goubou73131/
Goubot73110/
Ngoboh7355/
Nkgobo7341/
Nubois7336/
Noubot7335/
Ncgobo7325/
Ngobou7324/
Ngoobo7320/
Goubgo7317/
Gubosh7315/
Ngoboi7312/
Ngauwo739/
Ng'obo738/
Ngujuo736/
Nguwoh736/
Nguwuo735/
Nggobo735/
Ngoboo734/
Ngouwo734/
Gausbo734/
Nngobo733/
Ngauba732/
Noubos732/
Ngubap732/
Ngobho732/
Nghobo732/
Nghuba731/
Ngubas731/
Gauboa731/
Ghubho731/
Nuuboh731/
Nnhubo731/
Nouhbo731/
Nuboha731/
Neubod731/
Neubot731/
Ngumpo731/
Ngoboa731/
Ngubha731/
Nghuwo731/
N'Gobo731/
Gueubo731/
Ghoubo731/
Ngibuo731/
Ngubat731/
Gutboy730/
Gubois730/
Guba6711,691/
Nobo674,483/
Gobo674,384/
Goubgou672,353/
Nuba671,678/
Gubó67207/
Nenguwo67204/
Nouboud67142/
Ng'huba67129/
Guvo67105/
Gaubout6761/
Nuvo6746/
Gueubou6745/
Nenguba6722/
Ngouwou6720/
Gubóová6716/
Ngounpo6713/
Ngueuwo6710/
Nggubha679/
Nuiboot679/
Nnauboh674/
Ngoubeu674/
Ngoumpo674/
Gaubouh674/
Goubout673/
Ngouvou673/
N'Ghoubouh672/
Ngobuoh672/
Ng'oboi672/
N'Gouba671/
Nouyboi671/
Noubhou671/
Noubouh671/
Nouhbou671/
Ngoubap671/
Ngouvoh671/
Ngnouba671/
Ngheuwo671/
Nghobou671/
Nghuivo671/
Gousbou671/
Ngubahe671/
Nuchbou671/
Gaubotz670/
Gouboux670/

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