Yorube Surname
3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan
Yorube Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 27 | 1:4,734,974 | 38,607 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yorobe | 83 | 162 | / |
| Yoruba | 83 | 61 | / |
| Yoruwe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Iorube | 83 | 4 | / |
| Yarube | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yorubi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yorouba | 77 | 245 | / |
| Ayoruba | 77 | 21 | / |
| Yorouwe | 77 | 12 | / |
| Yorobei | 77 | 6 | / |
| Yorubay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oyoruba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iorubee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ayoruwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yarubei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yaroube | 77 | 1 | / |
| Erube | 73 | 335 | / |
| Irube | 73 | 27 | / |
| Jrube | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aiyoribe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yoroba | 67 | 378 | / |
| Yorowe | 67 | 345 | / |
| Yorobi | 67 | 39 | / |
| Yoruva | 67 | 35 | / |
| Yarubi | 67 | 29 | / |
| Yaruba | 67 | 27 | / |
| Erhube | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ioruve | 67 | 13 | / |
| Iroube | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yaruwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Itrube | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jarube | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jorobe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Erubeh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yaribe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yrubay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hirube | 67 | 2 | / |
| Erubey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yroubi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yirobe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jrubie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayrubi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Girube | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eurube | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eerube | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irubez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eruhbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eruber | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irubie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eruibe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoribi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoroby | 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 Yorube
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis