Kuban

== English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Russian Куба́нь (Kubánʹ). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /kuːˈbɑːn/ ==== Proper noun ==== Kuban A river in Russia in the North Caucasus. It flows through the Karachay-Cherkessia, Stavropol Krai Krasnodar Krai, and Adygea. (by extension) a geographic region of Southern Russia surrounding the Kuban River, on the Black Sea between the Don Steppe, Volga delta and the Caucasus. 1954, United American Ukrainian Organizations Committee of New York "In the south, the Red Army abandoned Krasnodar and all of the Kuban. Nazi forces plunged south into the Caucasian highlands and east to Stalingrad." Krasnodar Krai ===== Usage notes ===== Although Krasnodar Krai is often referred to as Kuban, both officially and unofficially, the term is not exclusive to the krai and accommodates the republics of Adygea, Karachay-Cherkessia and parts of Stavropol Krai. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Kubáň or Polish Kuban. ==== Proper noun ==== Kuban (plural Kubans) A surname. ===== Statistics ===== According to the 2010 United States Census, Kuban is the 39352nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 559 individuals. Kuban is most common among White (95.17%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kuban”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 359. === Anagrams === Knaub, banku == Portuguese == === Proper noun === Kuban m alternative spelling of Cuban