Goroba Surname

462,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Goroba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goroba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4391:120,59611,477
India1001:7,670,654164,164
Kenya541:855,18332,488
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
Ivory Coast201:1,153,56226,783
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Benin121:861,30044,192
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Goroba (3,138) may also be a first name.

Goroba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goroba (Marathi: गोरोबा, Russian: Гороба) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goroba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 462,693rd most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 9,996,634 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Goroba are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 64 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 128,504th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 3,138 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 439 people, or 1 in 120,596. In Tanzania Goroba is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 75 percent are found, Mara Region, where 24 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 0 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent are found and Kenya, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorobat92846/
Kgoroba92408/
Gorouba9212/
Gorooba924/
Ngoroba922/
Gorobha921/
Gorobai921/
Gorobea921/
Gouroba921/
Oroba91402/
Gottroba863/
Gourouba862/
Ghorobah862/
Gotrobat861/
Gorrobat861/
Horoba831,009/
Gorova83546/
Gorowa83139/
Garoba8387/
Gorobi8372/
Otroba8363/
Goruba8359/
Orobat8337/
Goraba8335/
Gorobe8334/
Goroby8318/
Orouba8317/
Oruoba8313/
Geroba838/
Guroba837/
Goreba836/
Orobai832/
Gorobo832/
Ouroba831/
Orooba831/
Gouroubai801/
Ghoraba772,834/
Garouba771,978/
Gorobet77664/
Gieroba77456/
Gorobey77194/
Goreeba77187/
Gurobat77110/
Gorubat7797/
Gorabai7796/
Gorobiy7776/
Gorobei7771/
Goroway7739/
Gorobes7733/
Oroboha7725/
Gorzova7724/
Ottroba7724/
Gorobez7718/
Ngorobi7714/
Gourova7711/
Orosbay778/
Ngorobo778/
Oroubah777/
Gorovay776/
Horobai776/
Gorebai775/
Ourouba775/
Gorouwa775/
Gorobit774/
Gorosbe774/
Gorobot774/
Garobat774/
Gorovaa773/
Gorgova773/
Garroba773/
Goroboy773/
Ngorobe773/
Gorobee772/
Gorubai772/
Gourobi772/
Gorotva771/
Ngorova771/
Ngorowa771/
Gorobhi771/
Goorova771/
Gouraba771/
Orosbai771/
Orosbat771/
Oroybai771/
Garobaz771/
Gorabat771/
Gorobeţ771/
Gorobeț771/
Goroiva771/
Gurouba771/
Ghorobi771/
Oroobah771/
Kgoraba771/
Kgoruba771/
Gotraba770/
Ngouroubay751/
Aroba73772/
Oraba73356/
Orobo73330/
Gorobets7114,432/
Gurrobat71838/
Ghouraba71398/
Ghorabad71208/
Gorabhai7173/
Garrouba7139/
Gorobetz7136/
Gourubai7120/
Ghorabat7114/
Gorrubat713/
Ghoroubi713/
Gharouba712/
Ghurobai711/
Guroobai711/
Gorobeds711/
Gorosbey711/
Gorabaya711/
Ngoroboh711/
Hourouba711/
Ouroubai711/
Ngorabai711/
Ngarouba711/
Gouroboi711/
Gouroubi711/
Gourouva711/
Gourouwa711/
Gourgobi711/
Ghorroby711/
Ghorobei711/
Ghooraba711/
Horobats711/
Garuba6765,641/
Garaba674,327/
Arroba673,870/
Gorave672,293/
Gorabi67841/
Gorava67715/
Orobey67527/
Orobei67382/
Gareba67381/
Garova67358/
Goravi67231/
Garobo67217/
Garoby67149/
Goruva67144/
Guruba67127/
Gorová6777/
Garobi6773/
Orovea6756/
Guraba6754/
Gorabe6754/
Arobas6751/
Gorove6749/
Gereba6740/
Oroboh6737/
Euroba6736/
Ouraba6729/
Orabah6728/
Arobai6724/
Arouba6719/
Garobe6719/
Orovay6715/
Gorebo6715/
Arooba6713/
Aruoba6712/
Gorové679/
Haroba678/
Ghorabaad677/
Garowa677/
Gorawa676/
Gorube675/
Orouva675/
Oroboy674/
Oruobo674/
Orabai674/
Gorubi673/
Orobgo673/
Oroboi672/
Arobaz672/
Ngourabai672/
Gorovy671/
Oroiva671/
Oruova671/
Orabas671/
Gorowo671/
Gourubhai671/
Arobau671/
Asroba671/
Aroiba671/
Orobot671/
Oroubo671/
Orabga671/
Ourobo671/
Goravo671/
Gorabo671/
Gorovo671/
Gurobi671/
Górova671/
Ggaarouba671/
Ghorousby671/
Ahroba671/
Orhobo671/
Argoba671/
Geraba671/
Goraby670/

Goroba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goroba in the Marathi language
गोरोबाgoroba99.35
गोबाडेgobade0.09
गोरीबाgoriba0.06
गोरबाgoraba0.06
गोराबाgoraba0.05
गोरेबाgoreba0.04
गेोरोबाgeoroba0.01
गेारोबाgearoba0.01
गोरोबgoroba0.01
गोरसाgorasa0.01
गोरोवाgorova0.01
Goroba in the Russian language
Горобаgoroba-

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