Orouba Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Orouba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 13 | 1:795,046 | 42,452 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
Orouba (387) may also be a first name.
Orouba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orouba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Orouba is found most in Benin. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Orouba? popularity and diffusion
Orouba is the 4,772,636th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. Orouba is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Orouba reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Orouba is also the 440,394th most numerous first name globally, borne by 387 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Benin, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 795,046. In Benin it is most frequent in: Atakora Department, where 100 percent reside. Besides Benin Orouba occurs in one country. It also occurs in Egypt, where 24 percent reside.
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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 Orouba
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