Oroba Surname

723,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Oroba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oroba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2221:208,01814,946
Indonesia901:1,469,43599,362
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Paraguay121:603,0627,396
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Oroba (102) may also be a first name.

Oroba Last Name Facts

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

Oroba (Marathi: ओरोबा) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Oroba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oroba? popularity and diffusion

Oroba is the 723,769th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 18,128,224 people. The last name Oroba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Oroba live; 62 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 935,178th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 102 people.

The surname Oroba is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 222 people, or 1 in 208,018. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 69 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 23 percent are found and Nyamira County, where 4 percent are found. Other than Kenya Oroba occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 22 percent are found and Uganda, where 6 percent are found.

Oroba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horoba911,009/
Goroba91729/
Otroba9163/
Orobat9137/
Orouba9117/
Oruoba9113/
Orobai912/
Ouroba911/
Orooba911/
Oroboha8325/
Ottroba8324/
Gorouba8312/
Orosbay838/
Oroubah837/
Horobai836/
Ourouba835/
Gorooba834/
Gorobha831/
Orosbai831/
Orosbat831/
Oroybai831/
Gorobai831/
Gorobea831/
Oroobah831/
Gouroba831/
Orobi801,939/
Aroba80772/
Oruba80504/
Oraba80356/
Orova80356/
Orobo80330/
Oreba80324/
Orowa80213/
Orobe80183/
Eroba8050/
Oroby805/
Uroba801/
Gourouba772/
Hourouba771/
Ouroubai771/
Horobats771/
Orobio739,001/
Arroba733,870/
Horova732,765/
Otruba73978/
Gorova73546/
Orobey73527/
Orguba73518/
Orobei73382/
Erroba73157/
Erhoba73152/
Oroube73121/
Ohreba7399/
Garoba7387/
Gorobi7372/
Goruba7359/
Orovea7356/
Arobas7351/
Horowa7349/
Orobyi7346/
Oroibi7346/
Oroboh7337/
Euroba7336/
Orobiy7335/
Goraba7335/
Orouwa7335/
Gorobe7334/
Ouraba7329/
Orabah7328/
Heroba7327/
Orowua7326/
Orowai7324/
Arobai7324/
Arouba7319/
Orober7319/
Goroby7318/
Orosua7317/
Orovay7315/
Arooba7313/
Aruoba7312/
Orobie7312/
Oroway7312/
Orzova739/
Orobee739/
Oroywa739/
Orobet738/
Haroba738/
Horobe738/
Oroebi737/
Oroobi737/
Guroba737/
Oruobi736/
Orobeć736/
Oraeba735/
Orouva735/
Oroboy734/
Oruobo734/
Orabai734/
Orhova734/
Orobgo733/
Horuba733/
Orgova732/
Otrova732/
Oroboi732/
Gorobo732/
Orowha732/
Urobay732/
Arobaz732/
Horobi732/
Oreeba732/
Osrova731/
Ourova731/
Oroiva731/
Orosby731/
Oruova731/
Orabas731/
Arobau731/
Asroba731/
Orubau731/
Orgobo731/
Osrobe731/
Aroiba731/
Orobot731/
Ouruba731/
Oroubo731/
Orhowa731/
Orabga731/
Orobii731/
Orovas731/
Orowea731/
Orobeţ731/
Orobyo731/
Orgowa731/
Oureba731/
Ourobo731/
Ahroba731/
Orgobi731/
Orebay731/
Orobit731/
Orhobo731/
Argoba731/
Gouroubai711/
Ourabah673,819/
Garouba671,978/
Horobei671,481/
Arrobas67870/
Orobets67814/
Horoiwa67617/
Horobyi67419/
Arobaya67344/
Horobet67263/
Gorobey67194/
Horowai67110/
Gorabai6796/
Gorobiy6776/
Gorobei6771/
Horobeţ6771/
Horzova6744/
Goroway6739/
Ourouwa6732/
Hoyrova6720/
Orroyua6719/
Horobeț6715/
Gourova6711/
Orobetz6711/
Orebeau6711/
Orhohwa6711/
Horowaj6710/
Orobich6710/
Harouba6710/
Horoiva679/
Ourobie678/
Orobiej678/
Horoway677/
Harobai677/
Gorovay676/
Hosrobi676/
Horovai676/
Arrouba675/
Aroubas674/
Horabai674/
Horuoby674/
Orrowua674/
Gorovaa673/
Gorgova673/
Garroba673/
Goroboy673/
Hotrova673/
Oroubou673/
Ourobou672/
Horobie672/
Gorobee672/
Gorubai672/
Gourobi672/
Horoywa672/
Ourabai672/
Ourebah672/
Orgubay671/
Orobish671/
Oroweat671/
Horobej671/
Eroubai671/
Gorobhi671/
Goorova671/
Gouraba671/
Arrobay671/
Orobihe671/
Orobeer671/
Horabad671/
Horhowa671/
Horobey671/
Horovat671/
Horrova671/
Hourova671/
Hohrova671/
Orobech671/
Orheuba671/
Ouroube671/
Gorobeț671/
Goroiva671/
Gurouba671/
Errobai671/
Aurobay671/
Arrobea671/
Orobitz671/
Horobis671/
Haroeba671/
Orowahe671/
Horobio671/
Horobyy671/

Oroba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oroba in the Marathi language
ओरोबाoroba-

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