Nkubu Surname

522,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkubu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkubu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3281:225,24321,937
South Africa1421:381,53334,124
Lesotho831:24,4894,910
Botswana661:33,1356,513
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nkubu (44) may also be a first name.

Nkubu Last Name Facts

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

Nkubu is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkubu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 522,545th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 11,716,312 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkubu are found; 53 percent are found in Central Africa and 53 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly held given name worldwide It is held by 44 people.

Nkubu is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 328 people, or 1 in 225,243. Not including The DR Congo it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 23 percent live and Lesotho, where 13 percent live.

Nkubu Last Name Statistics demography

Nkubu earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 4.23% less than the national average, earning R 227,592 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkuebu912/
Nkhubu911/
Nkuhbu911/
Nkubuh911/
Nkubou911/
Nkeubou8360/
Nkoubou8317/
Nkuibou8317/
Nkuebou832/
Nkhaubu831/
Ncubu808/
Nkibu802/
Nkobu802/
Nkoebu7326/
Ngcubu737/
Nkiebu734/
Nkobuh732/
N'Kuvu731/
Ngcubhu671/
Nkobou5513/
Nkibou555/
Ngcobu552/
Nkibeu552/
Nqcobu551/
N'Kobou501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Nkubu
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