Gurube Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

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

Gurube Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurube Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania711:745,65741,495
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Gurube Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gurube (Oriya: ଗୁରୁେବ) is most common in Tanzania. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Gurube click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurube? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,658,108th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Gurube reside; 59 percent reside in East Africa and 59 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Gurube is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 745,657. In Tanzania Gurube is most frequent in: Mara Region, where 99 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent reside and Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngurube92470/
Gurubes922/
Urube91511/
Gurubett8613/
Ngurubhe861/
Guruve83149/
Guruba83127/
Hurube83104/
Guribe83100/
Gurubi8390/
Guruwe8334/
Gorube835/
Urubeh834/
Urubey833/
Eurube831/
Girube831/
Nguruwe772,002/
Nguruve771,309/
Guribie77348/
Ngurubi775/
Gurubai775/
Gurubhi771/
Ouroube771/
Gurouba771/
Kguruba771/
Orube73570/
Uruba73233/
Urobe7329/
Urubi7315/
Gaurubai71315/
Gurubhai7184/
Gourubai7120/
Gurubaya7115/
Guruvesh712/
Gourouba712/
Gouroubi711/
Urubio67218/
Huruba67180/
Oroube67121/
Guruwa6788/
Euruba6775/
Guriby6764/
Goruba6759/
Gorobe6734/
Urhobe6728/
Urubay6726/
Orubie6721/
Guruvi6718/
Guroba677/
Gorubi673/
Guribi673/
Urubai672/
Huruve671/
Urruba671/
Urubit671/
Euruve671/
Gurubhaya671/
Gourubhai671/
Urusbi671/
Uhrobe671/
Ouruba671/
Gouroubai671/
Giribe671/
Gurobi671/
Guruwi671/
Aurobe671/

Gurube Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gurube in the Oriya language
ଗୁରୁେବgurueba-

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