Carbo Surname

35,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,944 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Carbo Surname User-submission:

Carbo is a Catalan surname, derived from the word carbó, meaning 'coal', 'jet black'; probably applied as a topographic surname for someone who lived by a coal outcrop; an occupational surname for someone who extracted or sold coal; or a nickname for someone with exceptionally dark eyes or hair.

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Carbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador4,6021:3,456591
Spain4,2111:11,1021,299
United States2,0591:176,03617,661
Philippines1,4331:70,64812,144
Cuba6611:17,4321,158
Argentina5201:82,1996,956
France3311:200,67331,214
Mexico3091:401,7037,956
Venezuela1891:159,8104,810
Brazil1421:1,507,56650,366
Netherlands941:179,65125,733
Puerto Rico621:57,2601,222
Peru541:588,59515,207
Uruguay491:70,0367,400
Italy351:1,747,33485,249
Colombia291:1,647,38211,290
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Chile201:880,82418,509
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
England101:5,571,806158,774
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Panama51:782,45211,059
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Guyana21:381,11013,532
China21:683,660,78330,601
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

The alternate forms: Carbó (234) & Carbò (3) are calculated separately.

Carbo (38) may also be a first name.

Carbo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Carbo is a Catalan surname, derived from the word carbó, meaning 'coal', 'jet black'; probably applied as a topographic surname for someone who lived by a coal outcrop; an occupational surname for someone who extracted or sold coal; or a nickname for someone with exceptionally dark eyes or hair.

As a Southern Italian (Sicily) surname, Carbo is possibly a topographic surname from the Sicilian word carbu, meaning 'hollow in a tree'.

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Carbo Last Name Facts

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

Carbo (Arabic: كاربو) is carried by more people in Ecuador than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Carbó or Carbò. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carbo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Carbo is the 35,371st most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 487,657 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Carbo reside; 37 percent reside in South America and 31 percent reside in Andean South America. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 38 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Ecuador, where it is borne by 4,602 people, or 1 in 3,456. In Ecuador it is most common in: Guayas Province, where 52 percent reside, Los Ríos Province, where 27 percent reside and Manabí Province, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Ecuador Carbo is found in 50 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Carbo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Carbo has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 3,120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Carbo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Carbo last name are 13.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Carbo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 214.89% more than the national average, earning S/. 61,042 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.24% less than the national average, earning $20,832,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.89% more than the national average, earning $46,984 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.93% less than the national average, earning $49,222 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carbó93234/
Carbò933/
Carbou911,160/
Carboo911,009/
Carbos91489/
Carboy91210/
Carbot91167/
Scarbo91152/
Charbo9167/
Cearbo914/
Carboa911/
Carboh911/
Ciarbo911/
Carboch83122/
Charbgo83104/
Scearbo8356/
Carbott8337/
Carbois837/
Charbou833/
Carboud831/
Scarbou831/
Scarboy831/
Carboit831/
Carboth830/
Corbo8015,940/
Karbo802,766/
Zarbo802,195/
Jarbo801,980/
Carba801,671/
Carvo80765/
Sarbo80395/
Qarbo8050/
Caruo803/
Côrbo801/
Córbo801/
Chearboo7740/
Charbgoo775/
Scarbouh771/
Carboudt770/
Carbouch770/
Jarbou734,739/
Corboy731,161/
Karbou73953/
Corboz73775/
Charba73459/
Carbaş73309/
Corbos73247/
Quarbo73158/
Jarboi73146/
Courbo73121/
Carbas7379/
Carbah7375/
Corbou7347/
Corboș7341/
Kharbo7337/
Kaarbo7333/
Sarboh7332/
Zarbos7328/
Carvoo7321/
Jarbot7320/
Charvo7318/
Carvou7317/
Karbot7316/
Zarbou7316/
Karboh7314/
Hjarbo7313/
Scarba7312/
Karboj7312/
Corbot737/
Carbat737/
Sarboy736/
Cuirbo736/
Zarboz736/
Karbgo735/
Jarboo735/
Corboş735/
Karboo735/
Corboo734/
Karboy734/
Karhbo734/
Carvos733/
Karboi733/
Chorbo733/
Corboi733/
Cairuo733/
Scorbo732/
Csorbo732/
Carbau732/
Carwoz732/
Carvoy732/
Carruo732/
Zharbo731/
Karzbo731/
Carwoh731/
Ceirbo731/
Carvoh731/
Caarba731/
Carvho731/
Karbod731/
Karboš731/
Sairbo731/
Saarbo731/
Sarbho731/
Sarboi731/
Ciarba731/
Jarboy731/
Karboa731/
Jarbos730/
Zarbost674,461/
Courbot671,529/
Karbouz67195/
Carbaat67191/
Jarbouh67162/
Courbou67153/
Karboğa67102/
Kharbou6788/
Corboud6775/
Carbach6753/
Zarboch6732/
Chorbuo6728/
Sarbhoy6723/
Carempo6718/
Zarbout6716/
Carbauh6712/
Qarbosh6711/
Corbott679/
Tchorbo679/
Karboos679/
Karbott678/
Chorbou677/
Charbah677/
Tsarbos677/
Karboud676/
Jarboux675/
Djarbou675/
Qarbous675/
Karbouh675/
Chharba674/
Dzharbo673/
Sczarba672/
Carbatt672/
Sarbhoj672/
Karbhoi672/
Karboys672/
Zarbouh672/
Karboch672/
Karbosh672/
Zarbosh672/
Katrbos671/
Karbhos671/
Carvous671/
Carbadt671/
Jarbous671/
Jarbout671/
Kharboz671/
Zarbous671/
Qarboos671/
Qarbout671/
Tcharba671/
Chuorbo671/
Czarbas671/
Corbosh671/
Corbouz671/
Karbooj671/
Jarbooh671/
Sarbouh671/
Carimpo671/
Karbooz671/
Charvoy670/

Carbo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Carbo in the Arabic language
كاربوkarbw-

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