Waluba Surname
Approximately 290 people bear this surname
Waluba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 144 | 1:271,106 | 19,583 |
| Indonesia | 106 | 1:1,247,634 | 87,669 |
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Waluba (68) may also be a first name.
Waluba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waluba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waluba (Marathi: वाळूबा) is most common in Uganda. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waluba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 914,967th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 25,129,469 people. The last name Waluba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Waluba live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 37 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,181,159th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 68 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 271,106. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Mbale District, where 58 percent are found, Sironko District, where 22 percent are found and Kampala District, where 8 percent are found. Besides Uganda this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 37 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waliuba | 92 | 209 | / |
| Walluba | 92 | 4 | / |
| Walubah | 92 | 3 | / |
| Walubai | 92 | 2 | / |
| Walubhai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Walyubha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wallyuba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Walubo | 83 | 806 | / |
| Baluba | 83 | 698 | / |
| Walubi | 83 | 663 | / |
| Walube | 83 | 371 | / |
| Woluba | 83 | 197 | / |
| Waliba | 83 | 44 | / |
| Valuba | 83 | 5 | / |
| Waloba | 83 | 5 | / |
| Waloubi | 77 | 387 | / |
| Wolubah | 77 | 169 | / |
| Waluube | 77 | 95 | / |
| Wholuba | 77 | 57 | / |
| Walibai | 77 | 36 | / |
| Balubai | 77 | 27 | / |
| Valubai | 77 | 24 | / |
| Balubay | 77 | 10 | / |
| Waloube | 77 | 9 | / |
| Walobah | 77 | 8 | / |
| Wallubi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Balouba | 77 | 5 | / |
| Baluiba | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wahliba | 77 | 3 | / |
| Balubau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Welubah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Walooba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wailoba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Walobai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Balubhai | 71 | 962 | / |
| Valubhai | 71 | 67 | / |
| Walibhai | 71 | 22 | / |
| Balaubay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Woulubah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bailubai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Walloubi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Walubesh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woloubai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wahloubo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wholubah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vallubai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Walhoubi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Walloube | 71 | 0 | / |
| Boluba | 67 | 231 | / |
| Balube | 67 | 95 | / |
| Woliba | 67 | 84 | / |
| Walobe | 67 | 56 | / |
| Walibo | 67 | 47 | / |
| Balubo | 67 | 39 | / |
| Valuva | 67 | 26 | / |
| Balubi | 67 | 24 | / |
| Walobo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Woloba | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ballubhai | 67 | 11 | / |
| Valiba | 67 | 8 | / |
| Waluvi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Baluva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Walobi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weliba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waluvo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waluve | 67 | 1 | / |
Waluba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Waluba in the Marathi language | ||
| वाळूबा | valuba | 54.41 |
| वाळुबा | valuba | 33.82 |
| वालुबा | valuba | 8.82 |
| काळूबा | kaluba | 1.47 |
| वालूबा | valuba | 1.47 |
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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 Waluba
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