Orobiyi Surname

127,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Orobiyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orobiyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,7351:64,7694,757
Benin7551:13,6901,863
Equatorial Guinea361:31,546134
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England61:9,286,343223,652
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Orobiyi (272) may also be a first name.

Orobiyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orobiyi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orobiyi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 127,228th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,043,046 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Orobiyi live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 538,995th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 272 people.

The surname Orobiyi is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,735 people, or 1 in 64,769. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ogun, where 64 percent are found, Lagos, where 18 percent are found and Oyo, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 21 percent are found and Equatorial Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Orobiyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Orobiyi surname is principally Christian (77%) in Nigeria.

Orobiyi earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 60.39% more than the national average, earning $69,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orabiyi86403/
Orobiya862/
Orobiye862/
Orobiji861/
Goroboyi801/
Oroubeyi801/
Orobey77527/
Orobei77382/
Orobie7712/
Oroboy774/
Oroboi772/
Orobai772/
Horobei711,481/
Gorobey71194/
Gorobei7171/
Arobiya7145/
Aroboyi7124/
Arobiyo7121/
Orobiej718/
Orosbay718/
Ourobie718/
Horobai716/
Orobayo714/
Goroboy713/
Horobie712/
Horobey711/
Orosbai711/
Oroybai711/
Gorobai711/
Oroboye711/
Oraboyi711/
Orabayi711/
Arobiyah67153/
Aarobiya671/
Gouroboi671/
Ouroubai671/
Oroubayo671/
Oroubaye671/
Arobieye671/
Orabieye671/

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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
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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 Orobiyi
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