Nubia Surname
Approximately 774 people bear this surname
Nubia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 244 | 1:85,119 | 10,334 |
| Oman | 126 | 1:29,270 | 2,232 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Brazil | 76 | 1:2,816,768 | 83,410 |
| United States | 63 | 1:5,753,316 | 282,354 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Colombia | 23 | 1:2,077,134 | 12,400 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 39 | 1:1,287,659 | 71,386 |
The alternate forms: Núbia (40) & Nùbia (1) are calculated separately.
Nubia (208,035) may also be a first name.
Nubia Demographics
Nubia Political Affiliation
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Nubia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nubia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nubia (Arabic: نوبيا, Georgian: ნუბია) occurs most in Cameroon. It may be found in the variant forms: Núbia or Nùbia. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nubia? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 441,818th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 9,415,434 people. The last name Nubia occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Nubia live; 38 percent live in Central Africa and 38 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,019th most commonly held forename internationally, held by 208,035 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 85,119. In Cameroon Nubia is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 64 percent live, Southwest Region, where 22 percent live and Centre Region, where 7 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Oman, where 16 percent live and Egypt, where 16 percent live.
Nubia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Nubia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nubia surname grew 162 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Nubia Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Nubia are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.
The amount Nubia earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 23.04% more than the national average, earning $27,933,700 COP per year and in United States they earn 17.46% less than the national average, earning $35,617 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Núbia | 93 | 40 | / |
| Nùbia | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nnubia | 91 | 1,011 | / |
| Ngubia | 91 | 162 | / |
| Noubia | 91 | 92 | / |
| Neubia | 91 | 37 | / |
| Nubias | 91 | 6 | / |
| Nuebia | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nhubia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nubiea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Noubiap | 83 | 114 | / |
| Nnuybia | 83 | 11 | / |
| Noubiat | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nhubija | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ngubiah | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nubaiya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Neubias | 83 | 1 | / |
| Noubias | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nnaubia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Noubiah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Noubiha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nubea | 80 | 4,823 | / |
| Nibia | 80 | 273 | / |
| Nobia | 80 | 89 | / |
| Nubio | 80 | 37 | / |
| Nuwia | 80 | 22 | / |
| Nuvia | 80 | 14 | / |
| Nnobia | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ngubio | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nubeha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Numpia | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nobija | 73 | 3 | / |
| Niebia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nouuia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nguvia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nibija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nngubio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuwiaii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngubeoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngaubya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nibeija | 67 | 1 | / |
Nubia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nubia in the Georgian language | ||
| ნუბია | nubia | - |
| Nubia in the Arabic language | ||
| نوبيا | nwbya | - |
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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 Nubia
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