Mrobe Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mrobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mrobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mrobe Last Name Facts

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

Mrobe is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mrobe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Mrobe live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 50 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent reside and Tanzania, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mrobi80117/
Mrabe80110/
Mrebe8082/
Mrowe8018/
Mrube8015/
Mroba8012/
Mrove805/
Mrabet7311,083/
Mrabes7343/
Mreïbe7318/
Mroweh738/
Mrubhe738/
Mrabeh737/
Mroveh736/
Mrhebe734/
Mrouwe733/
Mrabie732/
M'Rebe731/
Mrabei731/
Mrabee731/
Mrowee731/
M'Rabet672,079/
Mroubih6762/
M'Reïbe6713/
Mrhubhe678/
Mrabeth675/
Mrowieh671/
Mrouweh671/

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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 Mrobe
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