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.
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Ngubo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ngubo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngubo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ngubo is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngubo? popularity and diffusion
Ngubo is the 33,152nd most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 454,988 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngubo are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 669,105th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 185 people.
This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 15,065 people, or 1 in 3,596. In South Africa Ngubo is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 67 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 14 percent are found and Gauteng, where 10 percent are found. Besides South Africa Ngubo exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
Ngubo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly 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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