Korobe Surname

100,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Korobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Korobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3,1291:12,4772,048
Kenya1,0131:45,5874,715
Nigeria4401:402,59721,119
Papua New Guinea631:129,42417,695
Tanzania561:945,38644,615
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Korobe (791) may also be a first name.

Korobe Last Name Facts

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

Korobe is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Korobe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Korobe is the 100,387th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,548,565 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Korobe reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Korobe is also the 291,309th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 791 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 3,129 people, or 1 in 12,477. In Uganda Korobe is most frequent in: Napak District, where 37 percent are found, Nakapiripirit District, where 33 percent are found and Moroto District, where 16 percent are found. Beside Uganda Korobe is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 22 percent are found and Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.

Korobe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Korobe last name is principally Christian (91%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Korober92181/
Korobei9274/
Korobey9264/
Korobee9213/
Korobej9211/
Korobea927/
Korobeh921/
Korobets86861/
Korobiej861/
Kurobe833,676/
Korobi831,015/
Koroba83438/
Koroby8329/
Korabe8319/
Korube8318/
Kerobe8310/
Karobe839/
Korebe835/
Corobe831/
Korobyi77363/
Corobea77355/
Koroboi77237/
Korabie77220/
Khoroba7788/
Korobij7764/
Korobiy7756/
Korobai7753/
Kosrabe7725/
Kourabe7720/
Kotrube7720/
Corober7713/
Kharobe7711/
Korobay777/
Karobee775/
Korabez774/
Khorobi774/
Karobeh774/
Karoube774/
Qorobey773/
Korobaa773/
Corobey773/
Karoobe773/
Corobet772/
Korabeh772/
Korabei772/
Qorobes771/
Koraber771/
Korabge771/
Koroboa771/
Koreebe771/
Korobui771/
Korobyo771/
Korouba771/
Kourove771/
Keroube771/
Kourouba71159/
Cotrobei7162/
Kotrobai7161/
Korabets7157/
Kotrobay7125/
Koreuber7118/
Kohröber7116/
Khorovei7111/
Kouroubi719/
Kharoube718/
Kourabie714/
Kourabey714/
Korobych713/
Qorobets713/
Kourabei713/
Karoubeh712/
Kheroube712/
Korobich711/
Korobits711/
Khoroubi711/
Khosrobi711/
Khorrobi711/
Khorabeh711/
Koerabie711/
Khorompe711/
Koraberh711/
Karube678,060/
Karoba676,564/
Kurabe671,745/
Karobi67935/
Coroba67619/
Kurube67483/
Korabi67472/
Koruba67445/
Kuroba67323/
Karabe67162/
Karebe67144/
Koraba67127/
Koutroubi6726/
Koutrobis6726/
Kerebe6726/
Koutrouby6718/
Qarobe6715/
Koromp6714/
Kharroube6711/
Korovy679/
Kharoubeh678/
Korebi677/
Kerobi675/
Khoorabeh673/
Kerabe672/
Corebe672/
Corobi671/
Korobjova671/
Kouroubio671/
Corove671/
Kherroube671/
Kurobi671/
Karroobee671/
Khorabher671/
Khosrabeh671/
Khosrobiz671/
Korábě671/
Kouroubai671/
Kourouvei671/
Qorabe671/
Koraby671/
Coroby670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Korobe
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