Urhobo Surname

480,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 694 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Urhobo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urhobo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6471:273,79115,557
England381:1,466,26563,675
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Urhobo (34) may also be a first name.

Urhobo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Urhobo is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urhobo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Urhobo is the 480,521st most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 10,500,787 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Urhobo are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 34 people.

The surname Urhobo is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 647 people, or 1 in 273,791. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 75 percent live, Bayelsa, where 10 percent live and Lagos, where 4 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Urhobo exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent live and Jamaica, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uurhobo921/
Urobo9136/
Irhobo83162/
Uhrobo839/
Uroboh831/
Orhobo831/
Aurobo831/
Ourobo831/
Hurobo831/
Urohbo831/
Ourobou772/
Irobo73805/
Orobo73330/
Urovo7351/
Urubo7317/
Urowo7312/
Urabo735/
Uroba731/
Ouroubou71630/
Gouroboi711/
Hourobou711/
Utrabo67238/
Euroba6736/
Gurubo6735/
Gurabo6713/
Uruovo6711/
Jirobo678/
Aurabo678/
Guroba677/
Urawoo675/
Hurovo675/
Oroboy674/
Oruobo674/
Urahwo674/
Iroboh672/
Oroboi672/
Gurovo672/
Hirobo672/
Uerebo671/
Ourebo671/
Urrabo671/
Urhová671/
Eurubo671/
Irohbo671/
Ouroba671/
Irobou671/

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