Rubbaya Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Rubbaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rubbaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Rubbaya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rubbaya is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rubbaya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rubbaya is the 5,391,485th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rubbaya reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda Rubbaya is most frequent in: Kyegegwa District, where 92 percent live and Kiryandongo District, where 8 percent live. Not including Uganda it exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rubwaya8613/
Robbaya8612/
Rubbeya862/
Rubby83760/
Rubba83588/
Rubbey7714/
Robbaa773/
Rubbai771/
Robbay771/
Rubbye771/
Hrubby771/
Roubby770/
Robbiya714/
Robba'a711/
Rufwaya711/
Roubbai711/
Robbayi711/
Robba673,194/
Robby672,732/
Rubbi672,058/
Rubbe6790/
Rubbyyet675/
Rubuhayo671/
Rubbè671/

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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
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  • 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 Rubbaya
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