Oribu Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Oribu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oribu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria751:2,361,90379,171
Japan601:2,130,73828,607
Kenya521:888,07532,885
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Oribu (12) may also be a first name.

Oribu Last Name Facts

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

Oribu is most common in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oribu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,231,034th most common surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. The surname Oribu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Oribu live; 40 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oribu is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 12 people.

Oribu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 2,361,903. In Nigeria Oribu is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 84 percent live, Lagos, where 13 percent live and Bayelsa, where 1 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Oribu is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 32 percent live and Kenya, where 28 percent live.

Oribu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goribu918/
Horibu911/
Oribeu911/
Goribou8357/
Gorgibu831/
Orubu80800/
Eribu80217/
Aribu80135/
Oriwu801/
Orivu801/
Uribu801/
Orebu801/
Gouribou771/
Aribou731,101/
Aribau73244/
Oriewu7376/
Orebut7371/
Garibu7334/
Aribut7330/
Ariebu7323/
Eriebu7322/
Haribu7314/
Orubou7313/
Aaribu738/
Araibu735/
Oriwou731/
Osriwu731/
Aribui731/
Aroibu731/
Oriwuh731/
Eribeu731/
Orhubu731/
Oraiwu731/
Orubau731/
Haribou67840/
Aribaud67758/
Aaribou67171/
Garibou67154/
Aribaut67119/
Arribau6730/
Aruibeu677/
Otrebus675/
Gorebou672/
Haribau672/
Arribou671/
Araibou671/
Ariboud671/

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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 Oribu
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