Ubua Surname

514,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 635 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Ubua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ubua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5881:301,26316,819
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Solomon Islands171:34,1196,789
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ubua (38) may also be a first name.

Ubua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ubua is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ubua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ubua is the 514,102nd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 11,476,450 people. The surname Ubua is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Ubua reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 38 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 588 people, or 1 in 301,263. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 83 percent are found, Benue, where 4 percent are found and Abia, where 3 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Ubua is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 3 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ubuah8913/
Ubwua894/
Oubua891/
Ubuoa891/
Ubuaa891/
Hubua891/
Ubuoha801/
Obua759,955/
Ubwa752,035/
Ubba751,379/
Ubuo75710/
Ufua75296/
Ibua75238/
Upua75143/
Uvua751/
Uwba751/
Auhbuha734/
Oubouha734/
Oubba67731/
Ubbay6780/
Hubba6739/
Jibua6737/
Hibua6727/
Hobua6722/
Aubwa6718/
Hubwa6714/
Aupua6714/
Uwhua6712/
Ubbaa674/
Uubba674/
Guvua673/
Umpua673/
Ubwai673/
Ubbha672/
Uphua672/
Ubvas671/
Uifua671/
Obwua671/
Obuaa671/
Obhua671/
Upwua671/
Udfua671/
Ubwat671/
Ubuho671/
Ufuoa671/
Obuaj671/
Obuea671/
Huvua671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Ubua
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