Roibu Surname

135,399th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Roibu Surname User-submission:

The Roibu surname derives from the noun roib, which in Romanian means 'horse with light-brown, yellowish-brown or chestnut colored fur'.

The word roib can be translated as 'sorrel'.

Roibu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2,1621:9,2871,230
Moldova9971:3,572500
Ukraine441:1,034,60795,076
Portugal381:274,16410,086
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
England31:18,572,686338,250
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Roibu (57) may also be a first name.

Roibu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Roibu surname derives from the noun roib, which in Romanian means 'horse with light-brown, yellowish-brown or chestnut colored fur'.

The word roib can be translated as 'sorrel'.

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Roibu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Roibu (Oriya: େରାଇବୁ, Russian: Роибу) is carried by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Roibu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 135,399th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,195,044 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Roibu are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Roibu is also the 1,308,380th most frequent given name internationally, held by 57 people.

The surname Roibu is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is held by 2,162 people, or 1 in 9,287. In Romania Roibu is most frequent in: Suceava County, where 12 percent are found, Iași County, where 10 percent are found and Bucharest Municipality, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Romania it is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 30 percent are found and Ukraine, where 1 percent are found.

Roibu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Roibu earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 21.93% less than the national average, earning $33,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.34% more than the national average, earning $51,340 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ribu891,692/
Roibush831/
Ribut803,337/
Ribau801,188/
Ribou80659/
Raibu80627/
Robus80545/
Robau80224/
Ribus80153/
Roybu80113/
Robut8074/
Ryobu8056/
Ribud8043/
Robou8039/
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Ribui8017/
Ribhu8012/
Ribuy805/
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Robuy802/
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Robui802/
Riobu801/
Rotbu801/
Rribu801/
Robeu801/
Ruibu801/
Roobu801/
Risbud731,320/
Ribaut73992/
Ribaud73833/
Ribouh73781/
Ribaux73506/
Riboud73448/
Riebau73355/
Rotbut73237/
Riboux73230/
Ribout73159/
Robaux73142/
Robust7395/
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Raibou7319/
Roubou7317/
Rijibu7317/
Robaus7316/
Ribush738/
Røisbu738/
Rayibu737/
Reibau736/
Raiabu736/
Robauš734/
Robeus733/
Riobuy733/
Raibhu732/
Robaud732/
Hrobut732/
Roubus731/
Ruibus731/
Robout731/
Ribuzs731/
Robous731/
Roboux731/
Roubeu731/
Roubuz731/
Rhobus731/
Rojbut731/
Robuis730/
Rabu679,766/
Riwu675,178/
Roubaud672,838/
Ribault672,731/
Rivu67783/
Riyabut67701/
Raibaut67441/
Rebu67370/
Raibaud67208/
Rovu67172/
Ribó6798/
Robusch6745/
Roubaut6740/
Riboust6736/
Rîbu6736/
Rybu6733/
Reibaud6725/
Râbu6719/
Rosboud6715/
Riboult6711/
Rhibaud6710/
Roboush679/
Ribautt679/
Rosbaud678/
Rowu676/
Robault675/
Robouth674/
Rouboud673/
Ribouhe672/
Reibaut672/
Raibous672/
Raibouh672/
Raibout671/
Roubust671/
Robó671/
Rajibou671/
Ri'iabu671/
Ribouët671/
Robouch671/
Rouebau671/
Roubaux671/
Riyabud671/
Richbuy670/
Rohbush670/
Rosbult670/
Robucht670/
Robuish670/
Rosbuch670/
Robauch670/

Roibu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roibu in the Oriya language
େରାଇବୁera'ibu-
Roibu in the Russian language
Роибуroibu-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Roibu
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