Goruba Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Goruba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goruba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria551:3,220,77797,902
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Goruba (199) may also be a first name.

Goruba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goruba occurs most in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goruba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,506,728th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname Goruba occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Goruba live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Goruba is also the 642,605th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 199 people.

Goruba is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 3,220,777. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Gombe, where 91 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent live and Kano, where 2 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 5 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.

Goruba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorubat9297/
Gorouba9212/
Gorubai922/
Kgoruba921/
Oruba91504/
Gourubai8620/
Gorrubat863/
Gourouba862/
Garuba8365,641/
Otruba83978/
Goroba83729/
Orguba83518/
Goruva83144/
Guruba83127/
Goriba8396/
Geruba8336/
Goruwa8332/
Orouba8317/
Gorube835/
Gorubi833/
Horuba833/
Orubau831/
Ouruba831/
Gourubhai801/
Gouroubai801/
Garouba771,978/
Kgoroba77408/
Garruba77241/
Ngorube7787/
Goribai7772/
Gurubat7742/
Goribah7718/
Garubah7715/
Garubat7710/
Garauba777/
Oroubah777/
Gurubai775/
Ourouba775/
Gaaruba775/
Gorouwa775/
Garubai774/
Goribay774/
Gorooba774/
Goruwai774/
Gorubio773/
Ngaruba773/
Gharuba773/
Gurubas772/
Garuuba772/
Garueba772/
Garubay772/
Nguruba772/
Orgubay771/
Gerubai771/
Ghorubi771/
Gorobha771/
Gahruba771/
Gasruba771/
Orheuba771/
Garubas771/
Gorobai771/
Gorobea771/
Goruvat771/
Gurouba771/
Kguruba771/
Gouroba771/
Ngouroubay751/
Orubo731,055/
Aruba73520/
Oroba73402/
Oruva7323/
Gaurubai71315/
Gurubhai7184/
Garrouba7139/
Ghoribah7127/
Gurubaya7115/
Ottrubay713/
Ghoroubi713/
Gharouba712/
Garrubat712/
Ghorobah712/
Ngguruba711/
Ghoribai711/
Gorubett711/
Garrubah711/
Hourouba711/
Ouroubai711/
Ngarouba711/
Gouroubi711/
Gourouva711/
Gourouwa711/
Gurrubat711/
Gariba6711,439/
Horoba671,009/
Garuwa67132/
Guruva67126/
Gurube67120/
Gurubi6790/
Garoba6787/
Oruboh6782/
Euruba6775/
Garubo6773/
Gorobi6772/
Geriba6755/
Gurubo6735/
Gorobe6734/
Arubah6733/
Garubi6733/
Haruba6724/
Arubas6723/
Garube6723/
Arouba6719/
Goroby6718/
Arruba6717/
Garuva6716/
Orubou6713/
Goruwo6712/
Oruboi6711/
Guroba677/
Arubai676/
Arguba675/
Orubuo675/
Orouva675/
Arubat674/
Arubay674/
Gurubhatt673/
Goribo672/
Orobai672/
Gorobo672/
Gerubo672/
Gharubhai671/
Ouroba671/
Orooba671/
Gurubhaya671/
Goruve671/
Aaruba671/
Oroubo671/
Ggaarouba671/
Ghorousby671/
Ghorussby671/
Arubea671/

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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 Goruba
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