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 held by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ourouba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ourouba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Ourouba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 40 percent of Ourouba reside; 40 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ourouba is also the 1,308,380th most numerous forename internationally, held by 57 people.

Ourouba is most frequently occurring in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 11,535,616. In The Ivory Coast Ourouba is most frequent in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 50 percent are found and Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 50 percent are found. Aside from The Ivory Coast this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 20 percent are found and France, where 20 percent are found.

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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