Tubba Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Tubba Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Theobald.' There can be no reasonable doubt that this is the case. Theobald and its forms have run riot among the vowels; v. Tebb. Tubby is the pet form; compare Charley and Sibley.
Read More About This SurnameTubba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Tubba (157) may also be a first name.
Tubba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Theobald.' There can be no reasonable doubt that this is the case. Theobald and its forms have run riot among the vowels; v. Tebb. Tubby is the pet form; compare Charley and Sibley. Tubbs is, of course, the genitive or patronymic form; compare Jones or Williams.
Thomas Tubb, sonfer, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1748. — John Tubbs and Maria Evers ibid.
Matilda Tubb, 1579: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
A Cornish form of Thomas. According to Lower, Tubb, Tubbs, Tubby are from Theobald.
The name of Tubb is also represented in Berkshire. Tubbe was a Somerset name in the 13th century (H. R.).
Tubba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tubba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tubba (Hindi: तुब्बा) occurs most in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tubba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tubba is the 3,055,934th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name Tubba is predominantly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Tubba reside; 32 percent reside in West Africa and 29 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tubba is also the 732,696th most common given name internationally. It is borne by 157 people.
This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria Tubba is mostly concentrated in: Zamfara, where 83 percent are found, Adamawa, where 8 percent are found and Sokoto, where 8 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 24 percent are found and Indonesia, where 22 percent are found.
Tubba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Tubba has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tubba surname declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toubba | 91 | 143 | / |
| Tubbay | 91 | 13 | / |
| Tubbai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Taubba | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tubhbha | 83 | 4 | / |
| Taubbas | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tubby | 80 | 1,478 | / |
| Tobba | 80 | 779 | / |
| Tubbe | 80 | 232 | / |
| Tubua | 80 | 193 | / |
| Tubbo | 80 | 176 | / |
| Tibba | 80 | 126 | / |
| Tubwa | 80 | 74 | / |
| Tubbi | 80 | 14 | / |
| Thubwa | 73 | 209 | / |
| Tuibua | 73 | 157 | / |
| Tubbeh | 73 | 47 | / |
| Toubbe | 73 | 13 | / |
| Tubwat | 73 | 7 | / |
| Tubuat | 73 | 7 | / |
| Tubwai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Toubbi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tubbes | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tubbit | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tobbay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tubber | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tubbee | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tutbua | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tubboh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toubbo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tibbay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thubbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tibbea | 73 | 0 | / |
| Tubbey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Htoubbi | 67 | 136 | / |
| Tubuayi | 67 | 48 | / |
| Toubbeh | 67 | 42 | / |
| Tubvach | 67 | 5 | / |
| Toubbou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tubwach | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tubbett | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tubwait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tubbitt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tubbott | 67 | 0 | / |
| Tubboss | 67 | 0 | / |
| Taubbee | 67 | 0 | / |
Tubba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tubba in the Hindi language | ||
| तुब्बा | tubba | 80 |
| टूब्बा | tubba | 20 |
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