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Where Does The Last Name Goruba Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Goruba is most common in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goruba? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 2,506,728^th most frequent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Goruba reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 642,605^th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 199 people.

Goruba is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 3,220,777. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Gombe, where 91 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent are found and Kano, where 2 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 5 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

Goruba Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Goruba surname is predominantly Christian (95%) in Nigeria.