Borobe Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Borobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Borobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Borobe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Borobe is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Borobe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Borobe live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania Borobe is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 25 percent live and Lesotho, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Borobei9245/
Borobej921/
Borobets863/
Borobesh861/
Borobetz861/
Boroba83197/
Borove8345/
Worobe8326/
Borobi8326/
Borabe8321/
Borebe8316/
Vorobe8312/
Barobe838/
Borowe833/
Berobe832/
Burobe831/
Bouroubey80423/
Vorobey7712,384/
Vorobei778,642/
Worobey77325/
Borobio77323/
Vorobej77184/
Vorobeľ7786/
Worobie7729/
Borouba7721/
Worobeć7718/
Borobai7716/
Vorobet7713/
Borower7713/
Worobej7712/
Worobei7711/
Bourobi7710/
Woroube7710/
Bhorabe777/
Borrowe777/
Vorobea776/
Burobey776/
Buroibe775/
Bouroba775/
Borover774/
Barobes774/
Bourebe774/
Vorobeţ774/
Worobez773/
Borooba773/
Borobay772/
Borovet772/
Worober772/
Vorobeț772/
Burober772/
Boroobi772/
Borovey771/
Borobiy771/
Borowei771/
Bourabe771/
Vorober771/
Worobee771/
Boorobi771/
Buroobe771/
Botrabe771/
Borgobi771/
Borowez771/
Boroweć771/
Barrobe771/
Baroube771/
Berrobe771/
Borobaa771/
Borabei771/
Borowes770/
Bourroubey75279/
Bourouba716,229/
Vorobets715,390/
Borovets714,173/
Bouroubi711,416/
Worobiej71542/
Worobetz71201/
Barrobes7192/
Borovetz7169/
Worobets7154/
Borowetz7150/
Bourabie7142/
Vorobejs7120/
Bourabeh7115/
Worobess7113/
Bourabea719/
Vorobetz715/
Bourebei715/
Bourebie715/
Borowets714/
Bourabet714/
Bourebeh714/
Vorojbet712/
Worobiey712/
Boerabeh712/
Bourabei712/
Borobaya711/
Borobich711/
Borobits711/
Boorabee711/
Vorobest711/
Berroube711/
Vorobecz711/
Woutrobe711/
Worobeej711/
Bourhabe711/
Borowiej711/
Bourabee711/
Bourzabe711/
Borowy673,643/
Barabe671,412/
Boraba67236/
Bouroubai67219/
Bouhrabeh67197/
Barebe67181/
Barobi67174/
Borový67117/
Borave6781/
Woroby6779/
Baroba6771/
Voroby6767/
Boraby6759/
Barube6757/
Burabe6757/
Voroba6756/
Borowi6736/
Vorobi6732/
Borovy6728/
Borovi6728/
Burube6721/
Warobe6716/
Barove6711/
Bouhrabet678/
Wouroubie677/
Worobi675/
Barowe675/
Vorobeova674/
Boruba674/
Boreby674/
Buroba673/
Borabi673/
Bourgoyue671/
Votrouber671/
Bouroubay671/
Bourrouba671/
Varobe671/
Woroba671/
Borebi671/
Boruve671/
Bouraoued671/
Bourabihe671/
Worabe671/
Burove670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Borobe
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