Ayoruba Surname
4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Ayoruba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoruba | 92 | 61 | / |
| Yorouba | 86 | 245 | / |
| Yorubas | 86 | 233 | / |
| Ayoroba | 86 | 9 | / |
| Ajoruba | 86 | 5 | / |
| Aorubas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yorubay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oyoruba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ayeruba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aioruba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ayoriba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ayooroba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ayorobau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yoroba | 77 | 378 | / |
| Yoruva | 77 | 35 | / |
| Yorube | 77 | 27 | / |
| Yaruba | 77 | 27 | / |
| Jaruba | 77 | 13 | / |
| Yeruba | 77 | 3 | / |
| Yuruba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ayrubi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ayruva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yorubi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ouruba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jarubas | 71 | 111 | / |
| Jarubai | 71 | 63 | / |
| Aurubas | 71 | 16 | / |
| Yoroboa | 71 | 11 | / |
| Yarouba | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ourouba | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ajaruba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yorobaa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gaorubo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ajoroba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jahruba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yarzuba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gearuba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ajiruba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oyoroba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aorhube | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hairuba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yarubay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yurubay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yorobay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaurubai | 67 | 315 | / |
| Jarubasz | 67 | 30 | / |
| Jorubhai | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gourubai | 67 | 20 | / |
| Yoroubou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gairubai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Iharubai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gourouba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iyoroube | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouroubai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hourouba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiyurube | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaarubai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jourubai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jharubai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jarubhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jargubai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jarubhat | 67 | 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 Ayoruba
- 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