Roba Surname

19,974th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Kenya

Roba Surname User-submission:

The Roba surname means 'rain' in the Oromo language. The Oromo language is the language of the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia, Oromo.

Roba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia12,8781:7,5751,180
Kenya8,8451:5,221728
Romania7601:26,4183,362
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
Yemen3851:68,6374,873
Belgium3791:30,3344,910
Italy3161:193,53428,199
Slovakia2921:18,2762,764
Somalia2451:54,9062,420
United States2231:1,625,376108,854
Indonesia2221:595,71747,390
Iraq1781:196,7514,604
India1621:4,734,971120,979
Philippines1471:688,69570,564
Argentina1411:303,14524,179
Spain1391:336,34619,522
Uganda1341:291,33820,450
Nigeria941:1,884,49767,423
Syria791:244,3174,235
Benin751:137,80814,664
Papua New Guinea751:108,71614,715
France741:897,604104,173
Czechia511:208,49929,840
Uruguay491:70,0367,400
Russia471:3,066,448164,949
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Palestine411:110,9487,275
Cuba391:295,4545,288
Pakistan291:6,160,13436,715
Taiwan261:901,7216,312
Lithuania261:116,71514,086
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Jordan211:421,06812,361
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Ukraine191:2,395,931155,639
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Israel141:611,26042,949
Albania141:208,14713,618
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Burkina Faso41:4,588,02521,573
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England31:18,572,686338,250
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

The alternate forms: Róba (1) are calculated separately.

Roba (75,523) may also be a first name.

Roba Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Roba surname means 'rain' in the Oromo language. The Oromo language is the language of the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia, Oromo.

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Roba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Roba (Arabic: روبا, Bengali: রোবা, Georgian: რობა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺮﻭﺏ, Hindi: रोबा, Marathi: रोबा, Oriya: େରାବା, Russian: Роба, Tibetan: རོ་བ་) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Róba. Click here for further potential spellings of Roba.

How Common Is The Last Name Roba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Roba is the 19,974th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 266,085 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Roba live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 12,986th most frequently held given name globally, borne by 75,523 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 12,878 people, or 1 in 7,575. Other than Ethiopia this surname exists in 83 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 32 percent are found and Romania, where 3 percent are found.

Roba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Roba has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 697 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Roba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Roba last name is principally Muslim (61%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Roba last name are 37.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.48% registered with the party.

The amount Roba earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.05% less than the national average, earning 297,470 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 148.94% more than the national average, earning $56,515,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 18.55% less than the national average, earning $35,144 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.2% less than the national average, earning $38,654 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Róba921/
Robat8910,025/
Rouba895,834/
Robas891,891/
Robai891,767/
Robea89711/
Robay89422/
Robaj89244/
Robaa89242/
Robau89224/
Robah89215/
Rhoba89215/
Rooba89186/
Roiba89127/
Rosba8958/
Rojba8943/
Royba8941/
Robha8938/
Hroba8932/
Roeba8920/
Robaz8916/
Robad8915/
Roboa8913/
Rotba896/
Robaș895/
Rohba894/
Robaş892/
Robaš892/
Robga892/
Ruoba892/
Robač891/
Roubai80826/
Roibas80554/
Robach80440/
Robaha80415/
Roebah80305/
Hrobat80251/
Roubaa80246/
Robaia80144/
Robaux80142/
Rouboa80137/
Robaya80115/
Robash8091/
Robaah8079/
Robaut8067/
Roubat8067/
Robbah8040/
Roibah8032/
Roubah8030/
Robays8028/
Roubas8027/
Robhat8021/
Robast8019/
Robaus8016/
Robais8016/
Roobat8013/
Rhobha809/
Robaay809/
Roebai808/
Robaid807/
Roybas807/
Roobas806/
Roubay806/
Robats805/
Roubea804/
Robauš804/
Roebay803/
Robeat803/
Hrobaš803/
Robaai803/
Roobai802/
Robaud802/
Roosba801/
Hrobah801/
Roibai801/
Hrobas801/
Rgouba801/
Rotbas801/
Roibat801/
Rosbai801/
Robaas801/
Robaja801/
Robauy801/
Robeas801/
Roubaï801/
Roubga801/
Roubha801/
Rohyba801/
Roubad801/
Roubaz801/
Roba'e801/
Roboha801/
Robatz800/
Robass800/
Robi7529,653/
Roby7522,848/
Raba7514,541/
Ruba7511,319/
Rova759,536/
Robe757,688/
Reba756,027/
Robo755,232/
Rowa752,697/
Rába75649/
Robé7550/
Rüba7546/
Réba7514/
Robó751/
Roubaud732,838/
Rosbach731,306/
Roubach73197/
Robeaux73134/
Roubaut7340/
Rohbach7327/
Rosbash7321/
Rosbaha7319/
Rosbaud738/
Hrobacz737/
Hrobath737/
Rotbaha737/
Rotbach736/
Roobaid736/
Robault735/
Robaish734/
Roba'ee734/
Roba'ai733/
Robeats732/
Roubaha732/
Roubads731/
Roubaia731/
Roobaij731/
Roibats731/
Roubeah731/
Robasch731/
Hrobach731/
Rotbahs731/
Robeova731/
Robaová731/
Roubaux731/
Roubaya731/
Roubeha731/
Rotbatd731/
Routbah731/
Rouhbah731/
Roubahe731/
Roba'ie731/
Robaaah731/
Robeads730/
Robauch730/
Rabha67488,289/
Rabah6738,228/
Rabea6738,153/
Rebai6713,823/
Robey679,942/
Rabat678,248/
Rabaa676,823/
Rabai675,133/
Rhobi674,284/
Rabad674,144/
Rouby674,138/
Robot673,116/
Rossbach673,066/
Rebah672,783/
Rubai672,703/
Rovai672,492/
Rubas672,487/
Robis672,279/
Robie672,209/
Robes672,208/
Roobi672,140/
Rouwa672,020/
Hruba671,873/
Rompa671,830/
Rober671,750/
Robet671,750/
Robio671,633/
Roubi671,605/
Rebay671,592/
Rahba671,335/
Rabas671,323/
Robič671,081/
Rubaj671,073/
Rábai67957/
Rubea67877/
Rauba67847/
Rotbi67837/
Rovea67792/
Rubat67746/
Rabay67614/
Rhova67597/
Rebaa67420/
Rosby67407/
Rooby67397/
Rovas67391/
Rosua67389/
Hraba67374/
Rabau67369/
Rabaj67357/
Roubo67353/
Rubay67350/
Roboz67242/
Robit67241/
Rohbi67240/
Robed67213/
Hreba67211/
Rabaz67197/
Ratba67185/
Rouva67184/
Rubau67182/
Robić67182/
Robatsch67175/
Ruiba67169/
Rovha67164/
Rasba67153/
Robee67152/
Rhoubach67136/
Robod67135/
Roube67131/
Robausch67129/
Rovay67120/
Robei67116/
Rubah67110/
Roubault67105/
Robez67103/
Robos67103/
Rosbi67101/
Robho6782/
Rhaba6775/
Robeš6773/
Rehba6772/
Robih6768/
Rowai6768/
Robii6766/
Rusba6754/
Rosbo6753/
Rubha6752/
Rreba6750/
Roiva6745/
Robid6742/
Robou6739/
Roubeaud6738/
Rebha6737/
Roszbach6737/
Robhy6737/
Robiy6732/
Roboš6730/
Rhobe6729/
Rubaz6729/
Roebe6729/
Reuba6728/
Robgo6728/
Robeh6728/
Rhoby6727/
Raeba6725/
Robhi6724/
Reeba6724/
Roboh6724/
Rébay6724/
Rojbi6723/
Rosbe6723/
Raaba6723/
Roboi6722/
Robyt6721/
Rutba6721/
Rubad6720/
Roobe6720/
Rubač6719/
Rabga6718/
Rowah6718/
Roboy6717/
Rebaï6717/
Robyh6715/
Rohwa6715/
Rubaa6714/
Roibi6713/
Rovat6713/
Rohbe6713/
Rovah6712/
Rohsbach6711/
Rovad6711/
Rotby6711/
Rábay6710/
Rebea679/
Rothbach678/
Rgaba678/
Rovaš678/
Rotva677/
Robys677/
Rhobo677/
Roboo676/
Rheba675/
Robiz675/
Rovêa674/
Robyi674/
Ruobo673/
Rowaa673/
Robij673/
Rabaï673/
Rotbe673/
Raboa673/
Rabap672/
Rosva672/
Rooua672/
Robej672/
Robuy672/
Roway672/
Rabaâ672/
Rébaï672/
Robão672/
Roboș672/
Robui672/
Roowa672/
Rubaś672/
Rhuba672/
Rovga671/
Rowea671/
Ruowa671/
Rossbath671/
Ruboa671/
Rebau671/
Roova671/
Rosbaitz671/
Rochbach671/
Rubaí671/
Rebaî671/
Rabéa671/
Rabâa671/
Rabàa671/
Rubga671/
Rovoa671/
Ravoa671/
Rabaś671/
Rabaş671/
Roiua671/
Roiwa671/
Ronpa671/
Robeault671/
Robär671/
Robèr671/
Roybe671/
Roybi671/
Royby671/
Roßbaach671/
Rovau671/
Roubahat671/
Roubahie671/
Roubouha671/
Roubé671/
Ruova671/
Robeu671/
Ruobe671/
Rzobo671/
Rohva671/
Rothbath671/
Roobo671/
Rowau671/
Hrobi671/
Robge670/
Rohby670/

Roba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roba in the Georgian language
რობაroba-
Roba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺮﻭﺏalrwb-
Roba in the Tibetan language
རོ་བ་rowa-
Roba in the Bengali language
রোবাroba-
Roba in the Hindi language
रोबाroba-
Roba in the Oriya language
େରାବାeraba-
Roba in the Marathi language
रोबाroba70
रोबroba20
रॉबाroba10
Roba in the Russian language
Робаroba-
Roba in the Arabic language
روباrwba-

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