Yorouba Surname
Approximately 245 people bear this surname
Yorouba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 209 | 1:49,453 | 6,245 |
| Burkina Faso | 35 | 1:524,346 | 7,119 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Yorouba (799) may also be a first name.
Yorouba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yorouba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yorouba occurs most in Benin. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yorouba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,028,911th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yorouba reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yorouba is also the 289,538th most frequent given name world-wide, held by 799 people.
Yorouba is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 209 people, or 1 in 49,453. In Benin it is mostly found in: Atakora Department, where 38 percent reside, Borgou Department, where 34 percent reside and Alibori Department, where 22 percent reside. Outside of Benin this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 14 percent reside and Niger, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoroba | 92 | 378 | / |
| Yoruba | 92 | 61 | / |
| Yorubas | 86 | 233 | / |
| Ayoruba | 86 | 21 | / |
| Yoroboa | 86 | 11 | / |
| Ayoroba | 86 | 9 | / |
| Yarouba | 86 | 6 | / |
| Yorobaa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Oyoruba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oyoroba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yorobay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yorubay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yroba | 83 | 85 | / |
| Yoroubou | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ayorobau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yorova | 77 | 16,519 | / |
| Yaroba | 77 | 733 | / |
| Yorobe | 77 | 162 | / |
| Yorobo | 77 | 147 | / |
| Yorowa | 77 | 71 | / |
| Yorobi | 77 | 39 | / |
| Yoruva | 77 | 35 | / |
| Yorube | 77 | 27 | / |
| Yaruba | 77 | 27 | / |
| Yoraba | 77 | 12 | / |
| Joroba | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ioroba | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yrubay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Erouba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yorubi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yoroby | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jrouba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yrueba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yorgova | 71 | 875 | / |
| Yorhova | 71 | 118 | / |
| Yhorova | 71 | 8 | / |
| Yorobei | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ajoruba | 71 | 5 | / |
| Yaroubi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Yarouwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Iroubah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Oyorobi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ayorova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yorieba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yarubay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eyorobo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eroubai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yarzuba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yorobou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yaroube | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aioruba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ajoroba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iorowua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eruba | 67 | 764 | / |
| Iroba | 67 | 391 | / |
| Iruba | 67 | 204 | / |
| Yrobo | 67 | 137 | / |
| Eroba | 67 | 50 | / |
| Jorubhai | 67 | 27 | / |
| Oyorzaba | 67 | 22 | / |
| Irroubah | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yruva | 67 | 12 | / |
| Jruba | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yaroubou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Erroubai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yisrubai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jouroubi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eyiorobo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yarobast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jourubai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yarayuba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yorrobou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayorzaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yorzhova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yorabaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaroubio | 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 Yorouba
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