Urobe Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Urobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Urobe Last Name Facts

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

Urobe is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Urobe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Urobe reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria Urobe is mostly concentrated in: Edo, where 50 percent live, Ogun, where 15 percent live and Ondo, where 12 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 3 percent live and Colombia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urhobe9128/
Uruobe913/
Eurobe912/
Aurobe911/
Uhrobe911/
Ourobie838/
Ouroube831/
Urabe8019,979/
Urube80511/
Irobe80370/
Orobe80183/
Urebe80140/
Urobi8047/
Urove8042/
Urowe801/
Uroba801/
Iruobe73891/
Orobey73527/
Irobey73385/
Orobei73382/
Jirobe73193/
Oroube73121/
Gurube73120/
Hurube73104/
Gurabe7363/
Hirobe7343/
Euroba7336/
Uruowe7330/
Huroby7327/
Irobie7323/
Urabet7317/
Orobie7312/
Urebie7311/
Orobee739/
Horobe738/
Gurove738/
Irobee735/
Urobio735/
Iroobe734/
Urubeh734/
Urabes734/
Irobeï734/
Urubey733/
Urowhe733/
Urabea732/
Urabez732/
Urobay732/
Gurobi731/
Hurebe731/
Eurube731/
Hurabe731/
Ouroba731/
Ourabe731/
Horobei671,481/
Gurroby6777/
Uruowhe6759/
Haurobi6729/
Ourabeh6718/
Urhovie6716/
Horobeț6715/
Urovets6713/
Hirobea6712/
Haurove6710/
Orobiej678/
Haurowe677/
Urabetz677/
Iroubeh677/
Ourouba675/
Gurhabe674/
Irhuobe674/
Hurgove672/
Horobie672/
Gourobi672/
Eurompe672/
Uruowue672/
Ourabie672/
Gurgabe671/
Gurabhe671/
Horobej671/
Ourebie671/
Hiroobe671/
Iroubey671/
Horobey671/
Gourove671/
Aurobay671/

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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 Urobe
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