Sub Surname

39,241st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Sub Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sub Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala7,5751:2,123349
Cambodia2,3391:6,621804
Bangladesh1,1721:135,9705,321
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Pakistan2481:720,33810,705
Indonesia2411:548,75244,260
India2171:3,534,864100,127
United States1981:1,830,601119,637
Iran1481:518,80130,373
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Belize1161:3,064624
Brazil981:2,184,43268,273
Malaysia901:327,71417,651
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
Taiwan371:633,6424,637
Italy351:1,747,33485,249
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Ukraine231:1,979,248140,199
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
England171:3,277,533109,658
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
South Korea81:6,405,0321,091
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
China71:195,331,65210,124
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
France51:13,284,544357,392
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289

The alternate forms: Süb (1) are calculated separately.

Sub (4,513) may also be a first name.

Sub Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sub (Bengali: সুব, Hindi: सुब, Marathi: सुब, Oriya: ସୁବ) is found most frequently in Guatemala. It may be found as: Süb. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sub? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 39,241st most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 544,497 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Sub reside; 57 percent reside in Central America and 57 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. Sub is also the 102,416th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 4,513 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Guatemala, where it is held by 7,575 people, or 1 in 2,123. In Guatemala Sub is primarily concentrated in: Izabal Department, where 35 percent live, Alta Verapaz Department, where 34 percent live and Petén Department, where 28 percent live. Not including Guatemala it occurs in 83 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 17 percent live and Bangladesh, where 9 percent live.

Sub Last Name Statistics demography

Sub earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.63% less than the national average, earning $42,016 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Süb891/
Suib861,395/
Shub861,242/
Subh86851/
Saub86281/
Soub86182/
Szub8657/
Subt8640/
Subs8618/
Seub8618/
Suub8613/
Subp865/
Subz863/
Sgub863/
Jsub861/
Suyb861/
Subd861/
Suhb861/
Sxub861/
Siub861/
Scub860/
Shuib753,037/
Shaub751,738/
Schub75566/
Shoub75390/
Sahub75320/
Shubh75221/
Shubs7565/
Szaub7550/
Soubh7549/
Saubø757/
Saubh754/
Sheub754/
Shuyb753/
Scaub752/
Sjuib752/
Subpt751/
Subhh751/
Szubs751/
Szubh751/
Ssxub751/
Scoub751/
Subdh751/
Shuub751/
Subhd751/
Suhyb751/
Seubs751/
Suibh751/
Saubs750/
Soubz750/
Schaub6725,871/
Zub679,223/
Sob672,642/
Sup672,488/
Suv671,857/
Cub67616/
Suw67200/
Scheub67138/
Suf67125/
Jub67114/
Subova6761/
Schoub6746/
Subová6720/
Shahub6715/
Xub675/
Subowa674/
Sxhaub671/
Shoubs671/
Seeoub671/
Shuhyb671/
Schubz670/
Shaubs670/
Schuub670/

Sub Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sub in the Marathi language
सुबsuba90
सुंबsumba10
Sub in the Bengali language
সুবsuba85.71
সূবsuba14.29
Sub in the Hindi language
सुबsuba82.76
सूबsuba14.48
सुब्sub0.69
Sub in the Oriya language
ସୁବsuba56.07
ଶୁବsuba42.6
ଶୁବ୍sub0.22

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