Kalabar Surname

546,987th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nepal

Kalabar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalabar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2711:2,830,50086,615
Nepal1731:164,6302,694
Nigeria1051:1,687,07462,154
Senegal201:728,9672,654
Turkey161:4,863,839107,230

Kalabar (51) may also be a first name.

Kalabar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kalabar (Arabic: كلابار, Marathi: काळबर, Oriya: କଳାବର) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalabar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kalabar is the 546,987th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,457,343 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Kalabar live; 76 percent live in South Asia and 76 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 51 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 271 people, or 1 in 2,830,500. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Karnataka, where 83 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 13 percent are found and West Bengal, where 3 percent are found. Apart from India this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 30 percent are found and Nigeria, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kalabar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalabar in the Marathi language
काळबरkalabara51.06
कालाबारkalabara17.02
कळबरkalabara12.77
कलबारkalabara12.77
काळबारkalabara4.26
कलाबाइर्kalaba'ir2.13
Kalabar in the Oriya language
କଳାବରkalabara50
କେଲବରkelabara16.67
କଳାକରkalakara16.67
କଲାବରkalabara16.67
Kalabar in the Arabic language
كلابارklabar-

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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
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  • 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 Kalabar
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