Garabu Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Garabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
India51:153,413,076951,030
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Garabu (132) may also be a first name.

Garabu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Garabu (Hindi: गरबू, Marathi: गरबु, Oriya: ଗାରବୁ) is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Garabu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Garabu live; 56 percent live in Southeast Asia and 56 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 807,735th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 132 people.

The last name Garabu is most common in Malaysia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 3,277,136. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Sabah, where 89 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Malaysia Garabu occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 31 percent reside and Brazil, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garabhu9231/
Garabut9230/
Garabuy925/
Garabud925/
Garabus921/
Garabuj921/
Garaabu921/
Arabu91428/
Garrabou8682/
Garaboux8614/
Gargabou861/
Garabeus861/
Gharabud861/
Garrabau861/
Arabou83252/
Arabuj83230/
Airabu83212/
Harabu83146/
Arabau8324/
Arabut8315/
Arabhu8314/
Arabus8312/
Garawu836/
Araibu835/
Garavu832/
Arabuz831/
Arabeu831/
Araubu831/
Garobu831/
Gharrabou80545/
Gharabout801/
Gharabhuj801/
Araboux77386/
Harabut77173/
Aarabou77145/
Garavou7724/
Arrabeu7718/
Gorabou7715/
Harabou775/
Garobuj774/
Arabuph773/
Harabus773/
Arabuch772/
Arabout772/
Harabuz772/
Ngarobu771/
Arabouz771/
Araibou771/
Arrabou771/
Airrabu771/
Garawus771/
Garavuj771/
Gargavu771/
Harabhu771/
Gerabuu771/
Garampu771/
Haraabu771/
Arabuua771/
Ngarawu771/
Argaabu771/
Arabhuj771/
Aravu734/
Orabu734/
Arobu732/
Gourabou7134/
Garzeawu7110/
Garoubou717/
Hayrabut714/
Ahrabous714/
Harabuth712/
Garrobou711/
Gharaboe711/
Garravuj711/
Harabhuj711/
Orabud67102/
Harobu6739/
Gorobu6738/
Orabut6734/
Haravu6733/
Aravuj6719/
Gerebu677/
Araboo677/
Airavu673/
Arampu673/
Aroibu671/
Araboe671/
Auravu671/
Arravu671/
Arobau671/
Aaravu671/
Hearabout671/
Aharabous671/

Garabu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Garabu in the Hindi language
गरबूgarabu93.1
गरबुgarabu6.9
Garabu in the Marathi language
गरबुgarabu85.71
गरबूgarabu14.29
Garabu in the Oriya language
ଗାରବୁgarabu50
ଗରାବୁgarabu50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Garabu
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