Garbu Surname

596,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Garbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4471:396,29320,834
Romania471:427,18934,091
India51:153,413,076951,030
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Gârbu (2) are calculated separately.

Garbu (224) may also be a first name.

Garbu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Garbu (Hindi: गरबू, Marathi: गरबू, Oriya: ଗାବୁର୍, Russian: Гарбу, Tibetan: གཱར་བུ་) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Gârbu. For other possible spellings of Garbu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garbu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Garbu is the 596,518th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 13,960,816 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Garbu reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 601,629th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 224 people.

The surname Garbu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 447 people, or 1 in 396,293. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kano, where 53 percent reside, Jigawa, where 8 percent reside and Yobe, where 7 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 9 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Garbu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.

Garbu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.64% less than the national average, earning $24,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gârbu932/
Garbuz915,238/
Garbuj912,254/
Garbus91637/
Garbui91162/
Garbou91117/
Garbut9171/
Garbuś9160/
Garbau9121/
Garbuu9120/
Garbhu916/
Garbuš912/
Garbuź911/
Garbuy911/
Arbu89428/
Garbutt8310,176/
Garbouj83107/
Garboud8372/
Garbush8348/
Garbout8346/
Garbuzs8315/
Garbouh8312/
Garbouz8311/
Garbult8311/
Garbous839/
Garbusz837/
Ngharbu831/
Garbuid831/
Garbaud831/
Gharbui831/
Garbuha831/
Garbuth830/
Arbuz80789/
Arbus80613/
Garwu80391/
Harbu80290/
Arbau80126/
Arbuş80117/
Arbuj8060/
Arbeu8051/
Arbou8043/
Arbut8037/
Aarbu8036/
Gorbu8025/
Gerbu8020/
Garvu8011/
Airbu8010/
Gharbouz775/
Garboutt771/
Garbuutt771/
Garrbutt771/
Gharbous771/
Gharbouh771/
Garbuggi771/
Garbusch770/
Harbuz737,492/
Garvuj732,622/
Arbouz73861/
Arbuis73743/
Harbut73723/
Arbaud73508/
Arboud73339/
Harbud73247/
Harbus73185/
Gerbou73124/
Arbaut73111/
Arbuiz7380/
Arboux7377/
Arbuch7366/
Gorbut7351/
Arbous7342/
Harbau7333/
Arbouh7330/
Harbou7328/
Ngorbu7325/
Aarbuj7323/
Arbaux7321/
Arbeus7320/
Garboe7319/
Gorbuz7315/
Garboo7311/
Atrbau7311/
Arbouy7310/
Harbuś7310/
Gerbau739/
Gorbus736/
Arbuss736/
Garwou736/
Harbux734/
Arbush733/
Ngarvu733/
Arbout733/
Arbust732/
Garvou732/
Airbus732/
Arbutt731/
Garvud731/
Garvui731/
Harbuj731/
Harbuy731/
Arbhuj731/
Garwui731/
Garvus731/
Garvuu731/
Gorbou731/
Aarbou731/
Arbouj731/
Airebu731/
Aurbuh731/
Gharbouch714/
Gharboush712/
Garbusowa711/
Arbouch671,177/
Orbu671,143/
Harboud67765/
Gorbutt67369/
Harbutt67279/
Aurbuch67272/
Aharbou67259/
Arbault67192/
Harbouz67178/
Harboux67123/
Harbout6769/
Arboush6733/
Arbouys6727/
Arbó6725/
Arvu6713/
Harbous6712/
Harbuch6711/
Gorbous677/
Gorbush674/
Harbush674/
Aarbouz674/
Harbouj674/
Gorbuch673/
Arbauch672/
Harbouh672/
Harbuľa672/
Garvout671/
Garvoux671/
Garvutt671/
Gorbuth671/
Harbeus671/
Harbouy671/
Harbaud671/
Garbhoo671/
Garvudh671/
Gourbou671/
Gorbauh671/
Haarbus671/
Arbouha671/
Arbouhe671/
Gherbui671/
Arrbuch670/

Garbu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Garbu in the Tibetan language
གཱར་བུ་garbu-
Garbu in the Hindi language
गरबूgarabu-
Garbu in the Marathi language
गरबूgarabu-
Garbu in the Oriya language
ଗାବୁର୍gabur50
ଗବୁର୍gabur50
Garbu in the Russian language
Гарбуgarbu-

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