Alorbu Surname

385,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 923 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Alorbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alorbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana9011:29,9903,547
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
England51:11,143,612252,590
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Alorbu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alorbu is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alorbu? popularity and diffusion

Alorbu is the 385,006th most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 7,895,499 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Alorbu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Alorbu is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is borne by 901 people, or 1 in 29,990. Beside Ghana this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alorbuh923/
Allorbou861/
Alorwu83976/
Elorbu831/
Alarbu831/
Alarbou776/
Alharbu771/
Aalerbuh711/
Algarbou711/
Allarvu621/
Alarvou621/
Alyarboey5325/
Allarveus531/
Hollarbush5033/

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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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  • 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 Alorbu
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