Anoruba Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Anoruba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Anoruba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anoruba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Anoruba is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Anoruba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Anoruba is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Anoruba live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 67 percent are found, Lagos, where 14 percent are found and Ogun, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in China, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anaruba | 86 | 8 | / |
| Aneruba | 86 | 2 | / |
| Anuruba | 86 | 2 | / |
| Anoruwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Eanaruba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hanaruba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gannoruwa | 75 | 523 | / |
| Angurubai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Anariba | 71 | 4,770 | / |
| Anaruwa | 71 | 2,296 | / |
| Anurube | 71 | 16 | / |
| Enaruba | 71 | 10 | / |
| Onoroba | 71 | 3 | / |
| Anarubi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anoruwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anoruve | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anarouwa | 67 | 222 | / |
| Hanaruwa | 67 | 44 | / |
| Annaruwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Anarobai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Anaribai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ajnaruwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Angouroubou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anarooua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anahruwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anaaruwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anarauwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anharubi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hanarouwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Annarouwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Anarobi | 57 | 18 | / |
| Onoruwo | 57 | 4 | / |
| Onorobe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Onorobi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Anurobi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Onoribo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Onoriebo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Onorowha | 53 | 1 | / |
| Onoiribho | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Anoruba
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis