Subu Surname

126,926th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Subu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Subu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,5521:85,2128,952
India7481:1,025,48842,986
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
United Arab Emirates891:102,9478,862
Romania651:308,89027,566
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Serbia471:152,02010,433
Solomon Islands381:15,2642,918
Liberia351:125,9589,506
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Burkina Faso161:1,147,00610,865
Austria131:655,03358,041
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Oman61:614,6626,082
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
China21:683,660,78330,601
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Subu (3,103) may also be a first name.

Subu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Subu (Bengali: সুবু, Hindi: सुबू, Marathi: सुबु, Oriya: ସୁବୁ) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Subu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Subu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 126,926th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,037,335 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Subu live; 44 percent live in Southeast Asia and 44 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Subu is also the 129,392nd most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 3,103 people.

The last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,552 people, or 1 in 85,212. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 21 percent live, South Sulawesi, where 19 percent live and North Sulawesi, where 16 percent live. Aside from Indonesia it is found in 36 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 16 percent live.

Subu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Subu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Subu last name rose 3,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Subu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Subu surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the party.

Subu earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.03% more than the national average, earning $59,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Subuh892,750/
Shubu891,167/
Suebu891,107/
Suibu89463/
Subau8991/
Subui8959/
Subud8921/
Subut8916/
Subeu8916/
Saubu8916/
Subhu8914/
Subus899/
Subuj897/
Hsubu895/
Subuy894/
Soubu893/
Subou892/
Susbu891/
Seubu891/
Sgubu891/
Shuibu8011,517/
Shaubu80245/
Soubou80136/
Shubuh8015/
Subudh8011/
Shuebu8010/
Seubou808/
Subhau807/
Subbuh807/
Sheubu807/
Siubui806/
Shubhu804/
Sahubu804/
Sutbut804/
Suibou804/
Sushbu803/
Suubou803/
Saubou803/
Suihbu802/
Sjuibu802/
Shubau801/
Seubhu801/
Suebui801/
Suibau801/
Subush801/
Soubus801/
Shutbu801/
Saubau801/
Suibuh801/
Subuyj801/
Sgubhu801/
Hsuibu801/
Shuhbu801/
Saubus800/
Sobu752,233/
Suwu751,105/
Zubu751,022/
Jubu75288/
Cubu75105/
Çubu7580/
Xubu7525/
Suvu7519/
Saubaux7314/
Soubaux738/
Subuidh736/
Soubouh735/
Shushbu734/
Shaubut733/
Soubgou733/
Souybou733/
Shuibou732/
Souïbou732/
Soubouy732/
Subuddh731/
Subuhie731/
Shuibud731/
Soubout731/
Seuïbou731/
Suebouh731/
Shuebou731/
Schubus731/
Shuibuy731/
Sshuibu731/
Subauch730/
Sobuj6726,635/
Shibu676,790/
Shobu673,345/
Chubu671,342/
Suwuh67813/
Shuwu67213/
Sibuh67143/
Sumpu67116/
Suwau6772/
Djubu6771/
Jubau6739/
Jubut6714/
Shuvu6713/
Sunpu6711/
Schubeus6711/
Jubus679/
Sauwu679/
Suvut679/
Zuibu677/
Suwou676/
Schaubut674/
Zubau674/
Suvhu673/
Hsuwu672/
Soebu672/
Siuwu672/
Zubou672/
Suvui672/
Jhubu671/
Joubu671/
Jubud671/
Cubuy671/
Sibuu671/
Suvuh671/
Subouhee671/
Seuwu671/
Juubu671/
Jubui671/
Zaubu671/
Ssibu671/
Suuwu671/
Suvau671/
Suvuu671/
Suiwu671/
Jeubu671/

Subu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Subu in the Bengali language
সুবুsubu-
Subu in the Oriya language
ସୁବୁsubu66.13
ଶୁବୁsubu30.65
Subu in the Marathi language
सुबुsubu66.1
सुबूsubu25.42
सूबूsubu8.47
Subu in the Hindi language
सुबूsubu57.14
सुबुsubu28.57
सूबूsubu7.14
सूबुsubu7.14

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Footnotes

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