Carbis Surname

470,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Carbis Surname Definition:

From Carbis in Leland, or Carbus (now Carvis) in Roche; from car-bus, the dwelling on the rock. (Pryce renders Carbis, Carbos, Carbus, rocky wood; house or castle of stone.) Hence no doubt Cerbis, and according to some, Carbines and Carbinis; but the two latter names may be from car-ennis, the rocky island or peninsula.

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Carbis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1591:2,279,616142,122
Australia1541:175,29717,847
England1321:422,10728,563
Israel761:112,60012,624
South Africa731:742,16051,964
Wales531:58,3875,284
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1811:134,67112,361
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Carbis (14) may also be a first name.

Carbis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Carbis in Leland, or Carbus (now Carvis) in Roche; from car-bus, the dwelling on the rock. (Pryce renders Carbis, Carbos, Carbus, rocky wood; house or castle of stone.) Hence no doubt Cerbis, and according to some, Carbines and Carbinis; but the two latter names may be from car-ennis, the rocky island or peninsula. Carabine and Carbone are found as surnames in the United States.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Carbis Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Carbis Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Carbis (Arabic: كربيس) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carbis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 470,273rd most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 10,206,647 people. Carbis is predominantly found in Europe, where 30 percent of Carbis reside; 30 percent reside in Northern Europe and 30 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,024,661st most common given name internationally It is held by 14 people.

The last name Carbis is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 2,279,616. In The United States it is mostly found in: Maryland, where 23 percent reside, California, where 16 percent reside and Georgia, where 11 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 22 percent reside and England, where 18 percent reside.

Carbis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Carbis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Carbis surname rose 370 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 27 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 589 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 2,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carbis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Carbis last name are 0.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.94% registered with the political party.

The amount Carbis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 19.96% more than the national average, earning R 285,060 per year; in United States they earn 11.92% more than the national average, earning $48,293 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.21% more than the national average, earning $62,706 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carbois927/
Charbis923/
Carbish923/
Carbios921/
Carbi91178/
Charbois86247/
Charbuis8649/
Charbeis869/
Carvis83104/
Zarbis8380/
Corbis8351/
Jarbis8332/
Carbio8326/
Sarbis8325/
Karbis8317/
Carbes8316/
Qarbis8311/
Caruis839/
Carbit837/
Carbie833/
Carbys832/
Carbai832/
Carbui831/
Courbis77992/
Charvis77150/
Carwise77130/
Carvish7725/
Carvais7718/
Corbise777/
Carbitt776/
Corbais773/
Sarbuis772/
Carruis772/
Charbes772/
Carrbes771/
Caruise771/
Karbhis771/
Sarbois771/
Carboit771/
Corbits771/
Qarbish771/
Corbies770/
Corbiss770/
Corbi733,567/
Carby731,942/
Carba731,671/
Karbi73798/
Carbe73412/
Carvi7390/
Qarbi7368/
Carbè739/
Carbé733/
Carbí732/
Courbois71431/
Kharbish71189/
Charvais7131/
Corbitsø713/
Charbeix712/
Carrwise711/
Corbitts710/
Corbit671,047/
Corbes67819/
Corbie67589/
Corbic67404/
Carbay67386/
Corbei67385/
Carber67337/
Kharbi67241/
Carboy67210/
Carbee67181/
Kerbis67161/
Karbai67128/
Corvis67123/
Carves6795/
Korbis6778/
Courbi6773/
Zarvis6750/
Corbid6744/
Qarbit6740/
Karbui6730/
Corbić6726/
Zorbis6723/
Karvis6717/
Karbić6717/
Carbet6715/
Carrby6715/
Carbey6710/
Karbič6710/
Qarbai6710/
Karbij679/
Corbys679/
Karwis678/
Körbis678/
Karbie677/
Karbio677/
Karuis676/
Carvai675/
Corbio675/
Karbic674/
Sorbis673/
Karboi673/
Karbes673/
Corboi673/
Kaarbi673/
Carviz672/
Carvei672/
Corbai672/
Karbei672/
Carvès672/
Kaurbi671/
Carrbe671/
Carvahais671/
Carbaj671/
Caurby671/
Jarbes671/
Corbiy671/
Caarba671/
Karhbi671/
Jorbis671/
Kärbis671/
Carboa671/
Carbec671/
Caruiz671/
Corbiz671/
Courbiths670/
Karbitsch670/
Carues670/
Cearby670/
Carbea670/

Carbis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Carbis in the Arabic language
كربيسkrbys-

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