Uba Surname

4,151st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135,568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uba Surname Definition:

Uba is a surname of the Various tribe, meaning: lord / Father.

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Uba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria123,2961:1,437188
India3,9521:194,09511,710
Philippines3,6081:28,0593,920
Indonesia1,1871:111,41511,372
Poland5451:69,74110,939
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Papua New Guinea3371:24,1952,659
United States3261:1,111,83780,317
Russia2611:552,19649,742
Romania1871:107,36812,087
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
England1311:425,32928,711
Brazil1261:1,699,00355,624
Costa Rica1191:40,1691,012
Malaysia1101:268,12914,980
Estonia811:16,3192,713
Burkina Faso801:229,4014,683
Italy771:794,24363,344
Canada761:484,81041,569
Uganda631:619,67132,575
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Albania361:80,9468,634
Taiwan291:808,4405,718
France241:2,767,613196,808
Kenya201:2,308,99536,653
Kazakhstan161:1,105,15663,055
Iceland121:31,6742,357
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Lithuania61:505,76519,342
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Wales51:618,90625,852
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
China31:455,773,85521,925
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686

The alternate forms: Ubá (12) & Ūba (1) are calculated separately.

Uba (48,710) may also be a first name.

Uba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Uba is a surname of the Various tribe, meaning: lord / Father.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

User-submitted Reference

The surname Ubas, Uba or Ubasa means 'grapes'. It can found mostly in mountain communities of the Philippines.

- Ranier Cañosa Yu

Uba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Uba (Bengali: উবা, Hindi: उबा, Marathi: उबा, Oriya: ଉବା, Russian: Уба) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Ubá or Ūba. Click here for other potential spellings of Uba.

How Common Is The Last Name Uba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,151st most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 53,756 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Uba live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 18,942nd most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 48,710 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 123,296 people, or 1 in 1,437. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kano, where 32 percent reside, Imo, where 15 percent reside and Jigawa, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 86 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent reside and The Philippines, where 3 percent reside.

Uba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (92%) in Russia, Christian (67%) in Kenya and Muslim (63%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Uba last name are 1.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.28% being registered with the party.

The amount Uba earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 41.17% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,405 per year; in South Africa they earn 38.7% less than the national average, earning R 145,668 per year; in United States they earn 13.23% more than the national average, earning $48,856 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.88% more than the national average, earning $72,975 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ubá8912/
Ūba891/
Ubah8615,229/
Guba8611,691/
Huba867,706/
Ubas866,646/
Ubay865,089/
Ouba862,286/
Ubat861,693/
Auba861,666/
Ubha861,381/
Ubau86751/
Ubai86492/
Euba86483/
Ubad86411/
Ubaa86207/
Ubea86120/
Uuba8661/
Ľuba8651/
Uyba8629/
Uiba8623/
Usba8621/
Ubga8616/
Ueba868/
Utba865/
Ujba863/
Uboa863/
Ubaj861/
U'Ba861/
Åuba861/
Ĺuba861/
Ubaz861/
Ubap861/
Ubhai7566,975/
Gouba7518,537/
Ubaid756,490/
Oubah755,688/
Houba751,940/
Gauba751,635/
Ubayd751,370/
Ubaha751,363/
Ubach751,298/
Hubay751,181/
Ubhad751,168/
Hubai75981/
Oubad75921/
Ubaya75910/
Gubai75561/
Ubais75387/
Hauba75342/
Ubhas75341/
Hubač75326/
Oubai75305/
Gubau75304/
Ubaud75252/
Uybad75210/
Hutba75199/
Hubau75189/
Gujba75147/
Gubha75144/
Ubait75112/
Ubbah75104/
Hubad7597/
Ahuba7594/
Ubaja7592/
Ubaai7585/
Gubay7582/
Usbaş7580/
Hubaj7571/
Ubhat7569/
Hubat7564/
Aubas7555/
Aubat7555/
Uybaş7552/
Hubah7547/
Aubau7540/
Uybat7536/
Hubaľ7535/
Aubad7534/
Usbay7531/
Ohuba7530/
Heuba7530/
Ubaiz7524/
Oubas7523/
Ubhah7523/
Ubhay7520/
Aubha7519/
Oubay7517/
Ubhau7516/
Ausba7516/
Uubha7515/
Hubas7515/
Usbat7514/
Husba7513/
Aubay7513/
Ubhaj7513/
Oubga7512/
Uubaa7511/
Ubhap7510/
Ouhba7510/
Gubaa758/
Uboha758/
Ubaah757/
Auboa757/
Hubaz757/
Eouba756/
Ubead756/
Ubhaa756/
Outba756/
Hubha755/
Ouboa755/
Aubai755/
Ubash755/
Ubadh755/
Huiba754/
Ubeas754/
Oubat754/
Șubea754/
Ubacz753/
Ousba753/
Ubajh753/
Ubass753/
Ujbah753/
Usbas753/
Aubaa753/
Ubaph753/
Uibay753/
Ubaad753/
Aubaz753/
Gubaj752/
Ubaas752/
Uchba752/
Gubea752/
Aubaj752/
Oubha752/
Ubahs752/
Hubga751/
Eubay751/
Ubaij751/
Ussba751/
Hueba751/
Uebha751/
Aubah751/
Usbau751/
Ubeat751/
Hubaň751/
Hubaa751/
Oubaz751/
Ubaia751/
Ubaip751/
Ubats751/
Uubay751/
Gubaň751/
Gubaș751/
Gubga751/
Eubas751/
D'uba751/
Hubea751/
Auuba751/
Ubahu751/
Uebah751/
Ubuoa751/
Ubuua751/
Ubooa751/
Ushba751/
Oba67131,979/
Iba6732,529/
Uva6724,099/
Ubi6717,093/
Uwa6712,479/
Ube679,168/
Oubaha675,258/
Houbad672,347/
Ubo671,821/
Oubaid671,249/
Hubach671,085/
Hubaut67643/
Goubaa67624/
Oubaih67579/
Hubeau67397/
Hubaud67371/
Hubacz67333/
Ubhaij67277/
Aubaud67228/
Hubaux67217/
Oubaaz67204/
Goubau67198/
Housba67193/
Ubhaid67150/
Aubach67138/
Oubaai67136/
Hubais67127/
Haubas67111/
Aubeau67106/
Ubaish67104/
Ubhaip6795/
Oubaya6794/
Ubhaih6789/
Hubatz6783/
Goubay6767/
Gubaya6756/
Ubhais6752/
Hubash6751/
Houbas6746/
Ubhaiy6745/
Houbai6742/
Ubhait6740/
Aubaid6734/
Ubhaus6733/
Houbat6729/
Ubaidh6725/
Goubai6725/
Husbas6725/
Aubaux6724/
Aubaut6722/
Gubaja6721/
Oubaas6721/
Ousbaa6720/
Ubgaja6719/
Huboňa6719/
Uby6719/
Hubaid6717/
Goubga6715/
Goubea6712/
Aubais6711/
Houbah6711/
Ubeaud6710/
Uboaja679/
Ujbaja679/
Haubau679/
Oubayh679/
Ushbai677/
Ubacht677/
Oubait676/
Aubhai675/
Oubhat675/
Ubgaha674/
Oubass674/
Gujbai673/
Gubhai673/
Gaubha673/
Gubhaj673/
Ouchba673/
Aubaas673/
Hubaai673/
Ubj673/
Ubhaya672/
Uchbay672/
Haubad672/
Ubaiss672/
Șuibea672/
Eubaid672/
Hubhai671/
Uubhai671/
Hubbah671/
Oubais671/
Hubasz671/
Aubead671/
Aubeas671/
Ubhaai671/
Ubhash671/
Goubah671/
Ahauba671/
Ubioha671/
Ubuoha671/
Ousbai671/
Ubahaa671/
Ubé671/
Houbaj671/
Hubadz671/
Hubait671/
Oubaïd671/
Oubeau671/
Ubhach671/
Ubhaut671/
Gaubai671/
Gaubay671/
Ehouba671/
Eubaut671/
Eubayd671/
Auba'a671/
Aubays671/
Hhubha671/
Aubaha671/
Oubaia671/
Houbaa671/

Uba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Uba in the Oriya language
ଉବାuba-
Uba in the Bengali language
উবাuba92.31
উবuba7.69
Uba in the Marathi language
उबाuba91.67
ऊबाuba8.33
Uba in the Hindi language
उबाuba75.61
ऊबाuba19.51
Uba in the Russian language
Убаuba-

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