Borobu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Borobu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Borobu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Panama11:3,912,25817,195

Borobu Last Name Facts

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

Borobu occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Borobu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most common last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 86 percent of Borobu reside; 86 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 86 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

This surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea Borobu is most prevalent in: Central, where 100 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Panama, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bourobou862,144/
Borabu833/
Borowu832/
Burobu832/
Borubu831/
Bouroubou801/
Worobou77128/
Borovus7721/
Boravou778/
Borubui775/
Borabou773/
Vorobuy772/
Bourabou71106/
Woroubou7110/
Bourabut712/
Borrabut711/
Borabhuy711/
Borabout711/
Barabu67122/
Barubu67111/
Berabu677/
Bourebouh672/
Barebu672/
Bourgabou671/
Barowu671/
Berebu671/
Borabouth671/
Bourrabou671/

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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 Borobu
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