Zubia Surname

65,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,595 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Zubia Surname User-submission:

It is a surname from Oñate, Gipuskoa, Spain, from where it passed to Bilbao and Mundaca in Bizkaia. It comes from Basque zubia, which means 'bridge'.

Zubia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico3,5921:34,5562,099
United States2,1271:170,40917,222
Spain9741:48,0004,529
Philippines3251:311,50243,689
Argentina2791:153,20212,946
Peru871:365,33512,291
Ecuador371:429,88810,240
England231:2,422,52489,093
Pakistan201:8,932,19445,447
Uruguay181:190,65315,539
India171:45,121,493474,784
Libya161:390,2481,390
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Bolivia101:1,061,6434,908
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
France11:66,422,722504,397
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

The alternate forms: Zubía (15) & Zúbia (1) are calculated separately.

Zubia (2,257) may also be a first name.

Zubia Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a surname from Oñate, Gipuskoa, Spain, from where it passed to Bilbao and Mundaca in Bizkaia. It comes from Basque zubia, which means 'bridge'.

- saelizondor

Zubia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zubia (Georgian: ზუბია, Hindi: जुबिया) is held by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Zubía or Zúbia. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zubia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 65,696th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 959,519 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Zubia live; 75 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Hispano-North America. Zubia is also the 157,154th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 2,257 people.

The last name Zubia is most commonly occurring in Mexico, where it is carried by 3,592 people, or 1 in 34,556. In Mexico Zubia is most frequent in: Chihuahua, where 85 percent reside, Sonora, where 5 percent reside and Coahuila, where 2 percent reside. Not including Mexico this surname exists in 34 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Spain, where 13 percent reside.

Zubia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zubia last name are 43.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.36% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zubia earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 38.44% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,934 per year and in United States they earn 16.21% less than the national average, earning $36,153 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zubía9315/
Zúbia931/
Zoubia91634/
Zubias91110/
Zubiat9198/
Zuubia912/
Dzubia912/
Zuibia911/
Zubhia911/
Zubiad911/
Czubia911/
Zubiaz911/
Zubiha911/
Zoubiaa834/
Zubieha831/
Czubiah831/
Zoubiah831/
Zubaiya831/
Subia809,185/
Zobia80370/
Cubia80112/
Zuvia8060/
Jubia8024/
Zuwia804/
Zubio802/
Zubya802/
Zubea802/
Dzjubija771/
Subias733,382/
Subiah73307/
Zhubya7386/
Subiat7360/
Subhia7342/
Subiha7341/
Subiaz7334/
Zibiah7322/
Zouvia7315/
Soubia7312/
Coubia7310/
Zuvias738/
Joubia736/
Zoubea735/
Chubia735/
Djubia734/
Zoobia733/
Zubeah732/
Saubia732/
Ciubia731/
Zouwia731/
Zoubya731/
Shubia731/
Zubiot731/
Zaubea731/
Subiad731/
Scubia731/
Zaubio731/
Jubiad731/
Çubiat731/
Subbiah676,670/
Subagia674,295/
Soubhia67232/
Subaiya67112/
Subihat6788/
Subihah6738/
Soubias6719/
Choubia6714/
Zuwijad678/
Soubiea678/
Subiats677/
Subhiah677/
Zouvias676/
Zouvgia674/
Jubaiya672/
Suubiah671/
Soubiha671/
Subhiha671/
Zuwaiya671/
Zeumpia671/
Subihas671/
Tsoubia671/
Djeubia671/
Dzubios671/
Subihai671/
Subeiya671/

Zubia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zubia in the Georgian language
ზუბიაzubia-
Zubia in the Hindi language
जुबियाjubiya50
जूबियाjubiya25
ज़ुबियाzubiya12.5
जूबीयाjubiya12.5

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