Yorobo Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Yorobo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 138 | 1:167,183 | 7,590 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
The alternate forms: Yôrôbô (1) are calculated separately.
Yorobo (525) may also be a first name.
Yorobo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yorobo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yorobo is held by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Yôrôbô. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yorobo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,453,389th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The surname Yorobo is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Yorobo are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 368,302nd most prevalent forename on earth It is held by 525 people.
It is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 167,183. In The Ivory Coast Yorobo is most numerous in: Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 65 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 29 percent live and Gôh-Djiboua District, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account The Ivory Coast Yorobo occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoroboa | 92 | 11 | / |
| Eyorobo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yorobou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yrobo | 91 | 137 | / |
| Yoroubou | 86 | 6 | / |
| Eyiorobo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Yorrobou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yoroba | 83 | 378 | / |
| Yôrôbô | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yarobo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yorouba | 77 | 245 | / |
| Ehorobo | 77 | 14 | / |
| Ayoroba | 77 | 9 | / |
| Yorobaa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ayorovo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Joroboi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oyoroba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Irobo | 73 | 805 | / |
| Yroba | 73 | 85 | / |
| Erobo | 73 | 12 | / |
| Yrovo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaroubou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ehuorobo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ehoirobo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yorova | 67 | 16,519 | / |
| Yaroba | 67 | 733 | / |
| Irhobo | 67 | 162 | / |
| Yorowa | 67 | 71 | / |
| Yoruba | 67 | 61 | / |
| Erobot | 67 | 38 | / |
| Yarowo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Yoraba | 67 | 12 | / |
| Joroba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jirobo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Eroboi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Errobo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ioroba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jarobo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iroboa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Erhobo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iroboh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hirobo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Irobos | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yarubo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iarobo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iorovo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yarabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yarovo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoreba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irohbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehrobo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irobou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jorabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yirabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Girobo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehhiorobo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehieorobo | 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
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- 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 Yorobo
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