Okorobe Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okorobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okorobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda431:907,89040,955
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793

Okorobe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okorobe is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okorobe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,746,821st most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Okorobe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okorobe live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 907,890. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Kumi District, where 56 percent are found, Bukedea District, where 23 percent are found and Kampala District, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Uganda Okorobe exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okorobie93109/
Okourobe9356/
Okoroibe936/
Okorobei931/
Okoroube931/
Okoroba86354/
Okerobe8634/
Okorobi8619/
Okorebe863/
Okorabe861/
Okorowei807/
Okoroweh804/
Okorouba801/
Okorobio801/
Okorowehe751/
Okerebe7126/
Okorave7111/
Okerobi719/
Okurabe715/
Ukorobi715/
Akoroba713/
Akerobe713/
Okoraba713/
Ekerobe712/
Akorobi711/
Okorebi711/
Ukorove711/
Ukoroba711/
Okorawhe6749/
Okorouwa6745/
Akerhobe6739/
Okouraba671/
Akarobge671/
Akorowei671/
Okoruowa671/
Ukoorove671/

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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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  • 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 Okorobe
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