Caribou Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Caribou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Caribou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1091:338,03330,736
Israel131:658,28045,106
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397

Caribou (16) may also be a first name.

Caribou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Caribou occurs more in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caribou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Caribou is the 1,604,449th most numerous last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname Caribou is predominantly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Caribou live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common given name world-wide. It is borne by 16 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 338,033. In Canada it is most frequent in: Saskatchewan, where 51 percent live, Manitoba, where 33 percent live and British Columbia, where 9 percent live. Not including Canada this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 10 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent live.

Caribou Last Name Statistics demography

Caribou earn a lot less than the average income. In Canada they earn 35.38% less than the national average, earning $32,104 CAD per year.

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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 Caribou
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