Ngubulu Surname

719,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Ngubulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngubulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia4041:39,2323,909
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ngubulu (46) may also be a first name.

Ngubulu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngubulu occurs most in Zambia. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngubulu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 719,876th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 17,993,941 people. The last name Ngubulu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngubulu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly used given name on earth, held by 46 people.

The surname is most widespread in Zambia, where it is carried by 404 people, or 1 in 39,232. In Zambia Ngubulu is most numerous in: Western Province, where 88 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 6 percent reside and Southern Province, where 5 percent reside. Barring Zambia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gubulu926/
Nubulu921/
Nguvulu862,325/
Ngobulu861/
Gobulu7743/
Nuvulu777/
Nobulu773/
Guvulu773/
Gubolu771/
Gumpulu7116/
Nnobulu717/
Nuvuulu711/
Nouvulu711/

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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
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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 Ngubulu
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