Orubu Surname
Approximately 800 people bear this surname
Orubu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 787 | 1:225,086 | 13,237 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Orubu (38) may also be a first name.
Orubu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orubu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Orubu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orubu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 430,675th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,109,432 people. Orubu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Orubu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Orubu is also the 1,662,754th most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 38 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 787 people, or 1 in 225,086. In Nigeria Orubu is mostly found in: Delta, where 48 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 24 percent are found and Edo, where 8 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orubou | 91 | 13 | / |
| Orhubu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Orubau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oroubou | 83 | 3 | / |
| Arubu | 80 | 1,725 | / |
| Urubu | 80 | 216 | / |
| Oribu | 80 | 189 | / |
| Erubu | 80 | 165 | / |
| Oruwu | 80 | 17 | / |
| Orobu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Oruvu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ouroubou | 77 | 630 | / |
| Harubu | 73 | 445 | / |
| Garubu | 73 | 23 | / |
| Urubau | 73 | 18 | / |
| Oruhwu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Hurubu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ureubu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Goruvu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gurubu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Horibu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Araubu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aruibeu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Haroubu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aroubou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urubuis | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Orubu
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