Wubu Surname

242,837th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wubu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wubu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
China1091:12,544,235754
Liberia721:61,2305,350
United States111:32,950,812797,015
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wubu (4,874) may also be a first name.

Wubu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wubu occurs most in Ethiopia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wubu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wubu is the 242,837th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,435,512 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Wubu are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Wubu is also the 97,770th most widely held given name globally. It is borne by 4,874 people.

This last name is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,449 people, or 1 in 67,320. Other than Ethiopia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in China, where 7 percent reside and Liberia, where 4 percent reside.

Wubu Last Name Statistics demography

Wubu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.09% less than the national average, earning $36,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weubu898/
Waubu896/
Woubu892/
Wuibu891/
Wubau891/
Woubou8039/
Wahubu802/
Wuibou801/
Bubu756,078/
Vubu75572/
Wobu7554/
Wibu7544/
Wuvu755/
Wuibout7342/
Wuibaut7332/
Wuibaux7310/
Wouybou731/
Bubui67205/
Bubau67111/
Bubou6736/
Baubu6712/
Vubuh679/
Bubuy675/
Weuvu671/
Bubuj671/
Wumpu671/
Vubui671/
Bubhu671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wubu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis