Ngubo Surname
Approximately 16,017 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 15,065 | 1:3,596 | 474 |
| DR Congo | 226 | 1:326,901 | 29,253 |
| Zimbabwe | 194 | 1:79,579 | 11,668 |
| Kenya | 175 | 1:263,885 | 17,546 |
| Nigeria | 134 | 1:1,321,961 | 52,161 |
| Zambia | 89 | 1:178,089 | 12,157 |
| Botswana | 88 | 1:24,851 | 5,011 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Tanzania | 15 | 1:3,529,441 | 50,903 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
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.
- jabzoNgubo Demographics
Average Ngubo Salary in
South Africa
R 128,856
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Ngubo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngubo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ngubo is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngubo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 33,152nd most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 454,988 people. The last name Ngubo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngubo live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Ngubo is also the 669,105th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 185 people.
Ngubo is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 15,065 people, or 1 in 3,596. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 67 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 14 percent live and Gauteng, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
Ngubo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily 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.
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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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