Tube Surname

169,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,541 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Tube Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tube Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6331:85,58910,529
DR Congo5881:125,64613,565
India5861:1,308,98551,272
Indonesia2721:486,21039,964
Bolivia1301:81,6653,479
Philippines951:1,065,66688,850
Papua New Guinea641:127,40217,396
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
Zimbabwe351:441,09338,294
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Marshall Islands111:4,711882
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Somaliland91:388,9091,001
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
England11:55,718,059489,080
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Tübe (40) & Tubé (2) are calculated separately.

Tube (331) may also be a first name.

Tube Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tube (Marathi: टुबे, Oriya: ତୁେବ) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Tübe or Tubé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tube? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tube is the 169,756th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,867,983 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Tube reside; 26 percent reside in Southern Africa and 26 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 481,336th most widespread forename worldwide It is held by 331 people.

Tube is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 633 people, or 1 in 85,589. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 39 percent are found, North West, where 32 percent are found and Gauteng, where 14 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found and India, where 23 percent are found.

Tube Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tube has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Tube surname contracted 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tube Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Tube last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Tube earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 38.64% less than the national average, earning R 145,824 per year and in Canada they earn 32.45% less than the national average, earning $33,559 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tübe9240/
Tubé922/
Taube8911,166/
Thube899,102/
Toube89751/
Tubes89621/
Tuber89438/
Tubei89357/
Tubey89255/
Tubee89253/
Tubet89107/
Teube8998/
Tubie8966/
Tubez8963/
Tubée8939/
Tubeh8920/
Tubed8915/
Tubhe8915/
Tuibe8914/
Tubea8910/
Tuebe8910/
Tuube897/
Dtube891/
Tuybe891/
Tubeu891/
Tubèe891/
Tauber8011,312/
Teuber808,473/
Toubes80400/
Teubes80380/
Tubije80254/
Touber80215/
Thuube80190/
Taubes80156/
Toubeh8072/
Thubet8059/
Toubet8045/
Tubihe8036/
Toubie8027/
Taubei8020/
Thaube8019/
Thubei8014/
Toubea8012/
Thubey8011/
Tubeet8010/
Tubeas8010/
Taubeh808/
Thubhe806/
Taubee804/
Teubei804/
Teubeu804/
Toubey803/
Toubei802/
Toubez802/
Tuibed802/
Tusber801/
Thoube801/
Thubea801/
Thubje801/
Taubey801/
Taubie801/
Teubea801/
Taubea801/
Taubet801/
Theube801/
Tuebeu801/
Tubehe801/
Tubeea801/
Thuibe801/
Tubett800/
Tuba7524,060/
Tobe7511,653/
Tibe758,342/
Tubi753,127/
Tuwe751,152/
Tuve75298/
Tuby75123/
Tubá751/
Theubet73323/
Thoubey7337/
Thouber7314/
Taubeit731/
Toubehy731/
Toubeth731/
Theubeu731/
Taubetz730/
Toubeas730/
Tuwei6710,258/
Tobey676,770/
Tubio676,107/
Tubay675,985/
Tiebe675,912/
Touba674,633/
Toubi673,948/
Tubić673,164/
Tubid672,573/
Tubis671,697/
Tobie671,668/
Toebe671,185/
Tuhwe67771/
Tuweh67673/
Thubi67625/
Tuboi67582/
Tuvey67436/
Tubit67357/
Tauba67331/
Touwe67321/
Tubai67251/
Tibhe67241/
Tubui67227/
Tumpe67185/
Tuver67176/
Touve67161/
Thuve67153/
Thibe67128/
Tauwe67122/
Touby67121/
Tibee67111/
Toobe6788/
Tobee6782/
Tuebi6780/
Tauby6774/
Tobei6768/
Thuwe6767/
Tuwee6763/
Tobea6761/
Tuwey6760/
Tüber6758/
Teuwe6754/
Tuvei6750/
Tibie6744/
Tibey6738/
Taubi6737/
Tubys6736/
Tubha6734/
Tubaj6734/
Tuibi6731/
Tuboy6727/
Teuve6725/
Tubij6722/
Tuvie6720/
Tuyba6719/
Tibea6718/
Tuiba6717/
Tubhi6715/
Tauve6714/
Teuba6714/
Tuwie6713/
Tibeh6712/
Towue6710/
Tobej679/
Tuvee678/
Tuvet678/
Tubiš678/
Htuwe677/
Tobhe677/
Taubeová676/
Tibei675/
Tubaa675/
Tuboa674/
Tunpe673/
Tibeu673/
Thubé673/
Teubi673/
Tuuwe673/
Tuvée673/
Tubiy672/
Tuves672/
Tubii672/
Ttuba672/
Tuved672/
Tübey672/
Tuwhe671/
Tujba671/
Thaubeer671/
Tubih671/
Toubeish671/
Touue671/
Taubé671/
Tübee671/
Tooue671/
Toubé671/
Thoubeth671/
Tujve671/
Tubič671/
Tubiś671/
Toubeich671/
Tuive671/
Tusby670/

Tube Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tube in the Marathi language
टुबेtube70.09
तुबेtube20.56
ठुबेthube9.35
Tube in the Oriya language
ତୁେବtueba66.67
ଟୁେବtueba33.33

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