Shub Surname

304,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belarus

Shub Surname User-submission:

(Jewish, eastern Ashkenazic) Occupational name from an acronym of Hebrew shocket ubodeq, meaning 'approved ritual slaughterer'.

Shub Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5411:669,98053,416
Russia1751:823,56067,063
Iran1571:489,06129,269
Ukraine701:650,32469,671
Canada661:558,26746,632
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Australia401:674,89346,030
England351:1,591,94567,242
India241:31,961,058386,265
Belarus211:452,43144,053
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Shub (960) may also be a first name.

Shub Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Jewish, eastern Ashkenazic) Occupational name from an acronym of Hebrew shocket ubodeq, meaning 'approved ritual slaughterer'.

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Shub Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shub (Hindi: शुब, Oriya: ଶୁବ, Russian: Шуб) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shub? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 304,881st most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,867,589 people. The surname Shub is mostly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Shub are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Shub is also the 260,392nd most prevalent first name globally, borne by 960 people.

Shub is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 541 people, or 1 in 669,980. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 17 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Illinois, where 11 percent are found. Besides The United States it occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 14 percent are found and Iran, where 13 percent are found.

Shub Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shub has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shub surname increased 2,459 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shub Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Shub surname are 8.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.29% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shub earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 27.37% more than the national average, earning R 302,676 per year; in United States they earn 17.89% more than the national average, earning $50,870 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.19% more than the national average, earning $72,136 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shuib893,037/
Shaub891,738/
Schub89566/
Shoub89390/
Sahub89320/
Shubh89221/
Shubs8965/
Sheub894/
Shuyb893/
Shuub891/
Sub8613,384/
Schaub8025,871/
Scheub80138/
Schoub8046/
Shahub8015/
Sxhaub801/
Shoubs801/
Shuhyb801/
Schubz800/
Shaubs800/
Schuub800/
Chub7581,428/
Suib751,395/
Shuv751,039/
Subh75851/
Saub75281/
Soub75182/
Shup7590/
Shob7576/
Szub7557/
Subt7540/
Shuf7537/
Subs7518/
Seub7518/
Suub7513/
Shuw7512/
Subp755/
Subz753/
Sgub753/
Suyb751/
Siub751/
Sxub751/
Suhb751/
Subd751/
Jsub751/
Hzub751/
Schoubs73151/
Shubova7376/
Schaubt7311/
Shoeb6712,211/
Shupe678,231/
Shoup677,082/
Shobh673,856/
Shuff672,430/
Shupp672,095/
Shauf67308/
Sahuv67252/
Shoob67250/
Chhub67227/
Chaub67154/
Choub6790/
Shaup6767/
Schuf6753/
Szaub6750/
Soubh6749/
Shouw6749/
Shouf6749/
Schup6746/
Sahup6721/
Shufe6718/
Sahuf6714/
Shuft6711/
Saubø677/
Saubh674/
Shauw674/
Shauv674/
Sheuf674/
Chubh673/
Sahuw672/
Sjuib672/
Shuif672/
Cheub671/
Schubová671/
Shufs671/
Shupf671/
Shupt671/
Sheuv671/
Seubs671/
Suhyb671/
Subhd671/
Subdh671/
Shuvŏ671/
Szubh671/
Szubs671/
Shouv671/
Subhh671/
Shuiv671/
Shuip671/
Subpt671/
Ssxub671/
Chubs670/
Shuup670/
Sheup670/
Saubs670/
Soubz670/
Shups670/
Sheuw670/
Chubt670/

Shub Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shub in the Oriya language
ଶୁବsuba90.91
ଶିୁବsiuba9.09
Shub in the Hindi language
शुबsuba88.89
शूबsuba5.56
शुभsubha5.56
Shub in the Russian language
Шубsub-

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