Explore the Family Name Guba

The meaning of Guba

1. Hungarian, Rusyn, and Slovak: nickname or metonymic occupational name from Hungarian (and Slovak dialect) guba ‘overcoat made of coarse cloth’. 2. Belorussian and Ukrainian: variant of Huba, from a Russian-oriented transliteration of huba ‘lip’. 3. Polish: unexplained.

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How common is the last name Guba in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Guba" has seen a slight uptick between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Guba ranked 45,909 in popularity, with 438 individuals bearing this surname. By 2010, this number had risen to 472, moving the popularity rank to 45,347. This represents a growth rate of approximately 1.22% over the decade, though the proportion per 100,000 people remained static at 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,909	#45,347	1.22%
Count	438	472	7.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.16	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Guba

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of those with the surname Guba identify as White, with an 84.11% prevalence in 2010, a small decrease from 85.39% in 2000. The second most common ethnic identity among people named Guba is Asian/Pacific Islander, which increased from 10.96% in 2000 to 12.08% in 2010. There are also individuals who identify as two or more races (1.27% in 2010, a decrease from 2.05% in 2000), Hispanic (2.12% in 2010, up from zero in 2000), and Black (zero in 2010, down from 1.14% in 2000). No individual with the Guba surname identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.39%	84.11%	-1.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	10.96%	12.08%	10.22%
Hispanic	0%	2.12%	0%
Two or More Races	2.05%	1.27%	-38.05%
Black	1.14%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%