Garuba Surname

8,655th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65,641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Garuba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garuba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria65,2991:2,713351
Brazil1111:1,928,59861,665
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
England521:1,071,50151,923
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Garuba (30,936) may also be a first name.

Garuba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Garuba (Marathi: गरुबा, Oriya: ଗରୁବା) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Garuba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,655th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 111,021 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Garuba reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Garuba is also the 27,270th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 30,936 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 65,299 people, or 1 in 2,713. In Nigeria Garuba is mostly found in: Lagos, where 13 percent are found, Kwara, where 10 percent are found and Edo, where 6 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Garuba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Muslim (82%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Garuba surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70% being registered with the political party.

Garuba earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.71% more than the national average, earning $46,475 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garouba921,978/
Garruba92241/
Garubah9215/
Garubat9210/
Garauba927/
Gaaruba925/
Garubai924/
Ngaruba923/
Gharuba923/
Garuuba922/
Garueba922/
Garubay922/
Gahruba921/
Gasruba921/
Garubas921/
Aruba91520/
Gaurubai86315/
Garrouba8639/
Gairubai866/
Gharouba862/
Garrubat862/
Garrubah861/
Ngarouba861/
Gariba8311,439/
Garuwa83132/
Garoba8387/
Garubo8373/
Goruba8359/
Geruba8336/
Arubah8333/
Garubi8333/
Haruba8324/
Arubas8323/
Garube8323/
Arouba8319/
Arruba8317/
Garuva8316/
Arubai836/
Arguba835/
Arubat834/
Arubay834/
Aaruba831/
Arubea831/
Gharubhai801/
Ggaarouba801/
Garibay7746,049/
Garibah77376/
Ghariba77214/
Gorubat7797/
Garibai7779/
Garriba7774/
Garibaj7717/
Aurubas7716/
Kgariba7715/
Harubai7713/
Garrubo7713/
Gorouba7712/
Harouba7710/
Garibha778/
Gairoba778/
Garuber776/
Arrouba775/
Aroubas774/
Arrubai774/
Gairiba773/
Garroba773/
Garuvad772/
Gauriba772/
Gorubai772/
Arubath772/
Garubio772/
Aruybas772/
Gaaruva771/
Gerubai771/
Arrubas771/
Arubhad771/
Garibaa771/
Harzuba771/
Garubei771/
Garouwa771/
Hairuba771/
Garrube771/
Kgoruba771/
Arubayı771/
Aroba73772/
Arubo73621/
Oruba73504/
Aruva73500/
Gharibah712,132/
Gauribai7163/
Gourubai7120/
Atrushba7118/
Gargoubi7114/
Arroubai718/
Garribay717/
Garoubou717/
Harubhai716/
Gharoubi715/
Arroubat714/
Gharibaj714/
Gorrubat713/
Gourouba712/
Gariebay711/
Gairibai711/
Garusuah711/
Garibaay711/
Ngarauwa711/
Harubash711/
Arroba673,870/
Garibo672,561/
Otruba67978/
Goroba67729/
Orguba67518/
Garobo67217/
Garoby67149/
Goruva67144/
Goriba6796/
Euruba6775/
Garobi6773/
Geriba6755/
Arubuo6734/
Goruwa6732/
Earuva6725/
Arobai6724/
Garobe6719/
Orouba6717/
Arooba6713/
Gharroubi679/
Haroba678/
Gorube675/
Gauhribai674/
Gauribhai674/
Gorubi673/
Arumpa673/
Horuba673/
Haruva672/
Gerubo672/
Ayruva671/
Garuve671/
Gourubhai671/
Arobau671/
Arruva671/
Arauva671/
Aruvaa671/
Orubau671/
Ouruba671/
Gouroubai671/
Ghahroubi671/
Ahroba671/
Ajruva671/
Aroubo671/
Arubei671/
Ngarheube671/
Airoba670/

Garuba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Garuba in the Oriya language
ଗରୁବାgaruba-
Garuba in the Marathi language
गरुबाgaruba58.82
गरूबाgaruba41.18

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