Ubu Surname

314,042nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ubu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ubu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8521:207,91412,386
Indonesia1601:826,55762,551
Malaysia1001:294,94216,171
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
India171:45,121,493474,784
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Ubu (399) may also be a first name.

Ubu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ubu (Hindi: उबू, Marathi: उबु, Oriya: ଉବୁ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ubu? popularity and diffusion

Ubu is the 314,042nd most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 6,093,266 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Ubu live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 432,205th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 399 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 852 people, or 1 in 207,914. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Cross River, where 30 percent reside, Delta, where 26 percent reside and Benue, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 13 percent reside and Malaysia, where 8 percent reside.

Ubu Last Name Statistics demography

Ubu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ubuz861,285/
Oubu86964/
Ubau86751/
Hubu86713/
Gubu86323/
Ubuh86275/
Aubu86204/
Ubut86131/
Ubud86112/
Uibu86109/
Ubeu8665/
Ubus8640/
Ubou8635/
Ubui8630/
Ubuu8624/
Eubu8611/
Ubuy861/
Ubgu861/
Ubux861/
Uebu861/
Usbu861/
Uubu861/
Aubut752,336/
Oubou75610/
Gubau75304/
Ubaud75252/
Hubau75189/
Aubus7557/
Hubup7552/
Aubau7540/
Aubou7531/
Hubus7524/
Gubuh7520/
Huibu7517/
Gubhu7516/
Ubhau7516/
Gubui7516/
Gaubu7514/
Heubu758/
Ahubu756/
Ubeut754/
Ubouh754/
Oubut753/
Usbuğ753/
Hubui753/
Haubu752/
Ubuch752/
Hubuy751/
Eubus751/
Ubhuj751/
Usbau751/
Ubuhe751/
Aubuh751/
Hubou751/
Hubut751/
Ubeud751/
Uybuy751/
Aubuy751/
Gubeu751/
Ubahu751/
Ubuit751/
Ubuua751/
Oubuy751/
Gubuu751/
Obu6710,828/
Ibu676,029/
Hubaut67643/
Uwu67426/
Hubaud67371/
Utbult67322/
Oubouh67273/
Aubaud67228/
Hubaux67217/
Aubouy67206/
Goubau67198/
Oubuih67185/
Uvu67137/
Oubous67136/
Goubou67131/
Huboux6771/
Aubeut6771/
Aubout6764/
Haubus6745/
Ubhaus6733/
Heubou6733/
Aubeux6732/
Aubaux6724/
Houbou6723/
Aubaut6722/
Hubout6721/
Hutbou6716/
Haubau679/
Hubuis679/
Auhbuh674/
Hubush673/
Huibut673/
Auboux672/
Oubeud671/
Ouybou671/
Aubust671/
Haubut671/
Haubuß671/
Oubouy671/
Ousbou671/
Ubhaut671/
Eubaut671/
Oubouz671/
Oujbou671/

Ubu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ubu in the Oriya language
ଉବୁubu-
Ubu in the Marathi language
उबुubu84.62
बूbu15.38
Ubu in the Hindi language
उबूubu66.67
ुबूubu33.33

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ubu
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