Porobi Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Porobi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Porobi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Porobi (142) may also be a first name.

Porobi Last Name Facts

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

Porobi is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Porobi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,957,383rd most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Porobi occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 56 percent of Porobi are found; 56 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 56 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 775,413th most frequent forename on earth. It is borne by 142 people.

This last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Hela, where 100 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 40 percent live and Bangladesh, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Porobić92712/
Porobič923/
Porobij922/
Porobie922/
Pourrobi8643/
Porobich8625/
Porobe8385/
Parobi8366/
Porowi8314/
Purobi8313/
Poroba836/
Porabi831/
Porubi831/
Pourhoubi801/
Pourhobit801/
Porobitch800/
Porubai77440/
Porubić77104/
Porovai7776/
Parobyi7773/
Parobij7752/
Porowai7744/
Porouba776/
Purobit776/
Porompi775/
Porobaa775/
Purobiy774/
Pourabi773/
Porabai773/
Parobii772/
Porovoi772/
Parobai772/
Perobai771/
Poreebi771/
Porrobe771/
Porovyi771/
Parobei771/
Porowei771/
Porobee771/
Porobeh771/
Patrobi771/
Parobiy771/
Pourrabi7174/
Porovich7132/
Paroobai7110/
Porabhoi716/
Pohrebai715/
Parobiej713/
Parobhoi711/
Pourzabi711/
Pourhabi711/
Pourabiz711/
Patroboi711/
Poruba67375/
Paroba67301/
Parabi67206/
Porawi67203/
Parubi67114/
Perebi6779/
Parobe6778/
Paroby6772/
Pourhhabi6769/
Porowe6747/
Purabi6738/
Perabi6724/
Parobé6710/
Pourrabii6710/
Poravi678/
Parovi678/
Porove677/
Pourzrabi677/
Poraba673/
Parowi672/
Parebi672/
Purovi671/
Pourzabie671/
Perobe671/

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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
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  • 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 Porobi
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