Rubua Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Rubua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rubua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Rubua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rubua occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rubua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,307,654th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Rubua occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Rubua live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Machakos County, where 40 percent reside, Nyandarua County, where 40 percent reside and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 10 percent reside. Barring Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 29 percent reside and Uganda, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rubba80588/
Rubva80154/
Ribua8045/
Rubwa8020/
Rubuo808/
Robua805/
Rufua804/
Rupua801/
Roubouha771/
Ribuah735/
Rumpua733/
Raufua731/
Rubbai731/
Roubbai671/
Rumpuay671/
Rubbo602,793/
Ruvva60513/
Ruvwa6016/
Ribwa604/
Rubbó602/
Ribuo602/
Rubbà601/
Rufuo601/
Rubbey5514/
Roubbo552/
Robwai551/
Ruibvo551/
Roufwa551/
Hribva551/
Rufuos551/
Robway551/
Rupwai551/
Rupwah551/
Rautvuo503/

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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 Rubua
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