Gorobia Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

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

Gorobia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorobia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines441:2,300,869126,392
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Gorobia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gorobia is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorobia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gorobia is the 2,555,468th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname Gorobia occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Gorobia are found; 75 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 75 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

Gorobia is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 2,300,869. In The Philippines Gorobia is primarily found in: Bicol, where 55 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 36 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 2 percent reside. Outside of The Philippines this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orobia921,470/
Gorubia866/
Ourobia865/
Gorebia863/
Gorovia862/
Gorobea861/
Orrobia861/
Oroubia861/
Orobiah861/
Gorabia861/
Goroviha801/
Goroobya801/
Hourobia801/
Orobio779,001/
Arobia77168/
Orabia7737/
Orovia772/
Orobya771/
Ngarobiah756/
Ourabia71145/
Arobiah71125/
Garabia7128/
Goravia715/
Horabia714/
Gorubio713/
Ourovia712/
Horobio711/
Argobia711/
Arrobia711/
Garubia711/
Aroubia711/
Gherabia67138/
Arrobiah6721/
Gharabia679/
Ourabiah676/
Haroubia675/
Ngarubia672/
Hourabia671/
Goroviho671/
Garabias671/

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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
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  • 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 Gorobia
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