Ngulube Surname

6,657th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84,773 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Ngulube Surname Definition:

Ngulube is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: bushpig.

Ngulube Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia50,2041:31639
Malawi21,2001:80864
Zimbabwe11,4091:1,35369
South Africa1,2761:42,4595,432
DR Congo3281:225,24321,937
England1001:557,18134,216
Botswana881:24,8515,011
Nigeria711:2,494,96882,261
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Iceland71:54,2993,881
China31:455,773,85521,925
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Ngulube (286) may also be a first name.

Ngulube Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ngulube is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: bushpig.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Ngulube is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: warthog.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Ngulube Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngulube is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngulube? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,657th most frequent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 85,965 people. Ngulube is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngulube live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Ngulube is also the 523,065th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 286 people.

The surname is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 50,204 people, or 1 in 316. In Zambia Ngulube is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Province, where 32 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 29 percent live and Muchinga Province, where 13 percent live. Aside from Zambia it exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 25 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent live.

Ngulube Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ngulube earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 5.46% less than the national average, earning R 224,664 per year and in United States they earn 68.45% less than the national average, earning $13,612 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Nguluube931/
Ngulaube931/
Ngulubea931/
Gulube928,368/
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Nguluwe8615,271/
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Nguluba8676/
Ngolube8625/
Ngulobe864/
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Gulubee861/
Guluber861/
Nguluvhe801,501/
Nggolube804/
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Gouloube801/
Ngulubai801/
Gulubi7755/
Guluba7726/
Golube7726/
Guluve779/
Nolube774/
Gulobe772/
Nulobe771/
Ngouloubi751,853/
Ngoulouba7569/
Nnguluvhe751/
Ngulubaya751/
Nguluvhje751/
Ngolobe713,184/
Nguluwa71245/
Golubey7179/
Golubei7177/
Nguluwi7115/
Gulubay714/
Gulumpe714/
Ngulibi714/
Golaube712/
Golubie711/
Gulhuve711/
Ngoluba711/
Nguloba711/
Gguluba711/
Ngoluwe711/
Nguluwè711/
Ngilibe711/
Gouloubi67141/
Nguluvai6711/
Goulouba674/
Nggolobe673/
Gulubhai673/
Ngouloubaya672/
Nghuluwa672/
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