Sorobo Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

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

Sorobo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sorobo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Sorobo Last Name Facts

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

Sorobo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻮﺭﻭﺑﻮ) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorobo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Sorobo reside; 30 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 20 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The surname Sorobo is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: New Ireland, where 50 percent are found and Western, where 50 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 10 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siorobo922/
Soroboh921/
Soroboy921/
Soroboa921/
Souroubo8616/
Corobo831,404/
Sorebo8346/
Sarobo8333/
Soroba8327/
Surobo8311/
Serobo835/
Sorowo831/
Zorobo831/
Souroubou801/
Sorovos7765/
Zorobou7733/
Siarobo7719/
Sorovou7716/
Saroboh7715/
Sorosuo7710/
Suroboo775/
Djorobo775/
Corrobo774/
Saroboo773/
Sorompo772/
Saroboa771/
Sorovoy771/
Corobou771/
Joroboi771/
Sherobo771/
Surobot771/
Courobo771/
Soruboh771/
Corroboy7124/
Sourompo7114/
Soraboot716/
Djoroubo712/
Chorobot711/
Soraboth711/
Sorobatz711/
Djourobo711/
Sourabou711/
Saroboth711/
Sorrowod711/
Shoroova711/
Serebo67942/
Seroba67790/
Coroba67619/
Saroba67496/
Souroumpo67462/
Sarubo67217/
Sorova67208/
Sarabo67195/
Serabo67133/
Sorowa67106/
Corabo6744/
Surubo6741/
Zoroba6736/
Soreba6736/
Sourounpo6733/
Sörebo6713/
Soraba6713/
Sarowo6710/
Joroba6710/
Soruba675/
Sarebo673/
Jarobo673/
Carobo673/
Zouroubou673/
Surabo672/
Sarovo672/
Jorabo671/
Zerobo671/
Zorovo671/

Sorobo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sorobo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻮﺭﻭﺑﻮswrwbw-

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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 Sorobo
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