Ourouba Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Iceland

Ourouba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ourouba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Ourouba (57) may also be a first name.

Ourouba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ourouba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺮﻭﺑﻪ) is carried by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ourouba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 40 percent of Ourouba live; 40 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 57 people.

Ourouba is most commonly used in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 11,535,616. In The Ivory Coast Ourouba is primarily found in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 50 percent reside and Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 50 percent reside. Besides The Ivory Coast it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 20 percent reside and France, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gourouba932/
Hourouba931/
Ouroubai931/
Orouba9217/
Ouroba921/
Ouruba921/
Gouroubai881/
Ourouwa8632/
Gorouba8612/
Oroubah867/
Ouroube861/
Gurouba861/
Gouroba861/
Oruba83504/
Oroba83402/
Uruba83233/
Uroba831/
Ouroubou80630/
Gourubai8020/
Orouyaba809/
Outrouwa801/
Gouroubi801/
Gourouva801/
Horoba771,009/
Otruba77978/
Goroba77729/
Orguba77518/
Huruba77180/
Guruba77127/
Oroube77121/
Euruba7775/
Otroba7763/
Goruba7759/
Orobat7737/
Euroba7736/
Orouwa7735/
Ouraba7729/
Urubay7726/
Orowua7726/
Arouba7719/
Urubau7718/
Orosua7717/
Oruoba7713/
Guroba777/
Orouva775/
Horuba773/
Urubai772/
Orobai772/
Urobay772/
Ourova771/
Orooba771/
Urouwa771/
Urruba771/
Orubau771/
Urusba771/
Oroubo771/
Ourobo771/
Gourubhai751/
Ourabah713,819/
Garouba711,978/
Ouraiba71289/
Hurubas71167/
Oroboha7125/
Ottroba7124/
Goueroubou7123/
Ayoruba7121/
Orroyua7119/
Uruçbay7117/
Aurubas7116/
Gourova7111/
Harouba7110/
Ayoroba719/
Oureiba719/
Ourobie718/
Orosbay718/
Orajuba718/
Horobai716/
Gurubai715/
Arrouba715/
Ajoruba715/
Aroubas714/
Hurubai714/
Orrowua714/
Hurubaş714/
Gorooba714/
Oroubou713/
Ourobou712/
Gorubai712/
Gourobi712/
Ourabai712/
Orgubay711/
Gorobha711/
Gouraba711/
Oyoroba711/
Aioruba711/
Ajoroba711/
Oyoruba711/
Hourova711/
Orosbai711/
Orosbat711/
Oroybai711/
Orheuba711/
Urijoba711/
Gorobai711/
Gorobea711/
Aurobay711/
Oroobah711/
Orobi671,939/
Orubo671,055/
Aroba67772/
Orube67570/
Aruba67520/
Urube67511/
Oraba67356/
Orova67356/
Orobo67330/
Gaurubai67315/
Uraba67312/
Orowa67213/
Orobe67183/
Houraiba67173/
Urova67137/
Gurubhai6784/
Uruwa6770/
Orubi6768/
Urobi6747/
Garrouba6739/
Urobo6736/
Gourabou6734/
Ogieroba6731/
Urobe6729/
Urubo6717/
Gurubaya6715/
Urubi6715/
Oruby6712/
Uruva6711/
Arroubai678/
Oroby675/
Hurubaya674/
Arroubat674/
Oyerobga673/
Ottrubay673/
Orouyawa673/
Urowa672/
Ouiarobo672/
Hourobou671/
Horosuha671/
Guroobai671/
Houraãba671/
Ayorobau671/
Orouwoha671/
Orouyabe671/
Gouroboi671/
Gourgobi671/
Goroyoba671/
Ayooroba671/
Iyoroube671/
Ehioroba671/
Ourabaha671/
Horobats671/

Ourouba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ourouba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﺮﻭﺑﻪrwbh50
ﺍﻟﻌﺮﻭﺑﻪalrwbh50

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