Nubu Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nubu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nubu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
India51:153,413,076951,030
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nubu (2,249) may also be a first name.

Nubu Last Name Facts

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

Nubu (Hindi: नूबू, Marathi: नुबू) occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nubu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,765,740th most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Nubu are found; 33 percent are found in Southern Africa and 33 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nubu is also the 157,518th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 2,249 people.

Nubu is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 428,840. In Zimbabwe Nubu is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 61 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 19 percent live and Midlands Province, where 17 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent live and Indonesia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngubu892,863/
Nhubu89711/
Nubut8960/
Naubu899/
Nuubu896/
Noubu893/
Nubhu891/
Nubuh891/
Nubud891/
Nuibut80332/
Noubou80249/
Ngubui8059/
Noubeu8058/
Neubus8018/
Noubus8014/
Naubau809/
Nutbut806/
Nuybut805/
Neubau804/
Ngubou802/
Ngubhu802/
Nusbau801/
Neubuß801/
Neubeu801/
Nhubhu801/
Nubuit801/
Neubut800/
Nobu752,121/
Nibu751,563/
Nuwu7554/
Nuvu7527/
Ngoubou731,202/
Nouboud73142/
Noubeut7310/
Ngoubeu734/
Neubuss733/
Noubhou731/
Nouhbou731/
Noubouh731/
Nussbau731/
Nuchbou731/
Nutbush730/
Nguvu671,212/
Nuvus6746/
Nobui6727/
Neubusch6724/
Nuwui6713/
Nnobu6711/
Noubouth6711/
Numpu676/
Nobuy676/
Nuwus675/
Niebu675/
Nunpu674/
Nuwut674/
Nhibu674/
Nuboo674/
Nibuh672/
Nuvuu671/
Nuwud671/
Nuwou671/
Neuvu671/
Nuvau671/
Nuwuh671/
Ngnoubou671/
Nouvu671/
Ngoubeuh671/
Nuboe671/
Gnubault670/

Nubu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nubu in the Hindi language
नूबूnubu-
Nubu in the Marathi language
नुबूnubu75
नुबुnubu25

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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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  • 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 Nubu
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