Urobe Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Urobe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Urobe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Urobe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Urobe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Urobe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,665,662nd most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Urobe reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria it is most common in: Edo, where 50 percent live, Ogun, where 15 percent live and Ondo, where 12 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 3 percent live and Colombia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urhobe | 91 | 28 | / |
| Uruobe | 91 | 3 | / |
| Eurobe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Aurobe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uhrobe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ourobie | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ouroube | 83 | 1 | / |
| Urabe | 80 | 19,979 | / |
| Urube | 80 | 511 | / |
| Irobe | 80 | 370 | / |
| Orobe | 80 | 183 | / |
| Urebe | 80 | 140 | / |
| Urobi | 80 | 47 | / |
| Urove | 80 | 42 | / |
| Urowe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uroba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iruobe | 73 | 891 | / |
| Orobey | 73 | 527 | / |
| Irobey | 73 | 385 | / |
| Orobei | 73 | 382 | / |
| Jirobe | 73 | 193 | / |
| Oroube | 73 | 121 | / |
| Gurube | 73 | 120 | / |
| Hurube | 73 | 104 | / |
| Gurabe | 73 | 63 | / |
| Hirobe | 73 | 43 | / |
| Euroba | 73 | 36 | / |
| Uruowe | 73 | 30 | / |
| Huroby | 73 | 27 | / |
| Irobie | 73 | 23 | / |
| Urabet | 73 | 17 | / |
| Orobie | 73 | 12 | / |
| Urebie | 73 | 11 | / |
| Orobee | 73 | 9 | / |
| Horobe | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gurove | 73 | 8 | / |
| Irobee | 73 | 5 | / |
| Urobio | 73 | 5 | / |
| Iroobe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Urubeh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Urabes | 73 | 4 | / |
| Irobeï | 73 | 4 | / |
| Urubey | 73 | 3 | / |
| Urowhe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Urabea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Urabez | 73 | 2 | / |
| Urobay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gurobi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hurebe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eurube | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hurabe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouroba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ourabe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Horobei | 67 | 1,481 | / |
| Gurroby | 67 | 77 | / |
| Uruowhe | 67 | 59 | / |
| Haurobi | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ourabeh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Urhovie | 67 | 16 | / |
| Horobeț | 67 | 15 | / |
| Urovets | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hirobea | 67 | 12 | / |
| Haurove | 67 | 10 | / |
| Orobiej | 67 | 8 | / |
| Haurowe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Urabetz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Iroubeh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ourouba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gurhabe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Irhuobe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hurgove | 67 | 2 | / |
| Horobie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gourobi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eurompe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uruowue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ourabie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gurgabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gurabhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horobej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ourebie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiroobe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iroubey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horobey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gourove | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aurobay | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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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