Nubia Surname

441,818th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 774 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Oman

Nubia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nubia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2441:85,11910,334
Oman1261:29,2702,232
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Brazil761:2,816,76883,410
United States631:5,753,316282,354
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Colombia231:2,077,13412,400
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

The alternate forms: Núbia (40) & Nùbia (1) are calculated separately.

Nubia (208,035) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Núbia9340/
Nùbia931/
Nnubia911,011/
Ngubia91162/
Noubia9192/
Neubia9137/
Nubias916/
Nuebia912/
Nhubia911/
Nubiea911/
Noubiap83114/
Nnuybia8311/
Noubiat836/
Nhubija835/
Ngubiah833/
Nubaiya832/
Neubias831/
Noubias831/
Nnaubia831/
Noubiah831/
Noubiha831/
Nubea804,823/
Nibia80273/
Nobia8089/
Nubio8037/
Nuwia8022/
Nuvia8014/
Nnobia7312/
Ngubio734/
Nubeha734/
Numpia733/
Nobija733/
Niebia732/
Nouuia731/
Nguvia731/
Nibija731/
Nngubio671/
Nuwiaii671/
Ngubeoi671/
Ngaubya671/
Nibeija671/

Nubia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nubia in the Georgian language
ნუბიაnubia-
Nubia in the Arabic language
نوبياnwbya-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nubia
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