Roba is used as a family name or surname in Kenya. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Roba
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Kenya
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Roba

How popular is Roba?

Roba is common in Kenya.

Roba is ranked 35834 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Robas grew by 31.54762 per cent to 221 since 2000 and ranked 84748 after elevating 14977 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 46.15 63.1
Black 41.18 15.48
Hispanic or Latino 5.43 4.76
Others 3.62 14.29
Roba is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Ethiopia which signifies that it is originated from Ethiopia. Around 13834 people have been found who wears Roba as their family name. Roba is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
82,942 Zimbabwe8
9,077 Lithuania3
2,444 Sudan3
5,443 Dominican Republic2
8,995 Uganda2
17,692 Armenia2
89,020 Tanzania2
28,232 Morocco2
21,929 Algeria2
18,035 Egypt2
10,190 Bahrain1
37,779 Serbia1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
38,063 Mauritania1
90,903 Moldova1
2,877 Cuba1
6,033 Benin1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
172,258 Germany1
12,270 Lebanon1
56,169 Mexico1
118,015 Netherlands1
11,486 Estonia1
11,923 Slovenia1
624 Solomon Islands1
81,201 Switzerland1
5,553 Taiwan1
289,511 England1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
29,046 Japan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
29,022 Czech Republic50
18,843 Chile36
119,358 Ukraine32
11,685 Singapore24
10,383 Burkina Faso20
144,062 Canada16
109,551 Australia13
64,976 Belarus13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
116,464 Russia95
10,596 Colombia87
5,778 Uruguay86
180,219 India84
104,075 Brazil64
Countries with hundreds of Roba:
4,551 Belgium386
6,356 Romania355
104,350 United States214
47,016 Indonesia200
17,538 Spain179
57,437 France171
48,322 Italy157
44,861 Argentina105
Countries with thousands of Roba:
1,052 Ethiopia9,673
3,322 Kenya1,726
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

28 years old fisherman Pietro Roba who was residing in Italy migrated to Boston on June 5, 1893 by Fulda put out from Genoa & Gibraltar.

Roba Namesakes

  • Fatuma Roba, Olympic athlete
  • Alba Roballo, Poet
  • Aleksandr Robak, Actor
  • Grigol Robakidze, Writer
  • Alba Roballo, Poet
  • Sam Robards, Actor
  • Amy Robach, Journalist
  • Danny Robas, Singer-songwriter
  • Piotr Robakowski, Soccer player
  • Jason Robards, Actor

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