Moroba Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Moroba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moroba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa731:742,16051,964
Lesotho501:40,6516,911
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Spain321:1,461,00145,498
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Morobá (1) are calculated separately.

Moroba (442) may also be a first name.

Moroba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moroba (Hindi: मोरोबा, Marathi: मोरोबा) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Morobá. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moroba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,101,507th most commonly used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. The surname Moroba is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Moroba reside; 70 percent reside in Southern Africa and 70 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 407,699th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 442 people.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 742,160. In South Africa Moroba is mostly found in: North West, where 70 percent live, Limpopo, where 15 percent live and Gauteng, where 12 percent live. Not including South Africa it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 23 percent live and Botswana, where 15 percent live.

Moroba Last Name Statistics demography

Moroba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.05% less than the national average, earning R 102,072 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morobá941/
Mgoroba9258/
Morouba9221/
Morobai925/
Morobay920/
Mourouba861/
Morobach860/
Moraba838,451/
Morobe833,269/
Maroba831,867/
Morobi831,686/
Morova83990/
Morowa83968/
Moreba83618/
Morobo8346/
Muroba8317/
Morobé839/
Moruba835/
Meroba833/
Mouraba773,496/
Morabad773,388/
Morabay77144/
Marobat77113/
Morzova77109/
Morabea7769/
Morabai7744/
Morovat7733/
Morowah7728/
Murobad7725/
Morojwa7722/
Morebai7720/
Morobuo7717/
Morompa7715/
Marouba7712/
Morabat7712/
Morabha779/
Moroova778/
Marobai778/
Morubah778/
Morgova777/
Morowai777/
Murobat777/
Mourowa776/
Morabah776/
Morosua775/
Matroba775/
Morhova774/
Mohrova774/
Motrova773/
Mahroba773/
Morrowa773/
Morebau773/
Moirobo773/
Morabas773/
Moroebi773/
Mourobo773/
Moyrova772/
Murobha772/
Morovea772/
Mourova772/
Mehroba771/
Morobou771/
Murouba771/
Morotbi771/
Morouwa771/
Morovas771/
Morowaa771/
Morowoa771/
Morrobi771/
Mohraba771/
Morebah771/
Murobah771/
Marhoba771/
Morobie771/
Moroboh771/
Moorobi771/
Marooba771/
Morzhova71414/
Morabait7172/
Morrober7124/
Morabhai7120/
Maroobai718/
Matrouba715/
Mohyrova712/
Margooba711/
Marrobai711/
Morobits711/
Morothua711/
Morrobey711/
Morrobez711/
Morzoova711/
Motrosva711/
Mourouwa711/
Mourabea711/
Morobeid711/
Maroobat711/
Morroway710/
Marowa676,804/
Maraba673,847/
Morabe673,574/
Marova673,451/
Marobe671,759/
Morava671,223/
Morawa671,174/
Meraba67669/
Morawo67660/
Marobo67507/
Muraba67444/
Maruba67434/
Mareba67387/
Muruba67373/
Morabi67295/
Moraby67287/
Morová67276/
Morave67272/
Morove6794/
Morubi6784/
Murobi6779/
Moravy6776/
Moravi6772/
Morovi6770/
Murobe6757/
Mereba6753/
Morubo6737/
Moruvo6731/
Morabo6727/
Morowo6727/
Marobi6725/
Morube6715/
Moruva6711/
Moravo675/
Maroby674/
Morabaggi672/
Murobo671/
Morovy671/
Marobá671/
Mouroubie671/
Moradtbah671/
Merobo671/
Mõrova671/
Morebo671/
Morabeaux670/

Moroba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moroba in the Hindi language
मोरोबाmoroba-
Moroba in the Marathi language
मोरोबाmoroba-

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Footnotes

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