Karab Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Karab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines301:3,374,607147,509
India181:42,614,743461,117
Slovakia161:333,52846,365
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Karab (220) may also be a first name.

Karab Last Name Facts

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

Karab (Arabic: كاراب, Bengali: করব, Hindi: करब, Marathi: करब, Russian: Караб) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karab? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karab is the 1,518,885th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. The last name Karab occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Karab live; 29 percent live in South Asia and 27 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Karab is also the 608,246th most numerous forename throughout the world. It is borne by 220 people.

The surname is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 3,374,607. In The Philippines Karab is primarily found in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 90 percent live, Central Luzon, where 3 percent live and Soccsksargen, where 3 percent live. Apart from The Philippines this last name occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent live and Slovakia, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kharab911,142/
Karabh91269/
Karzab91240/
Kaurab91110/
Kairab9156/
Kaerab9110/
Karrab917/
Karaib914/
Kahrab914/
Karabt912/
Kargab912/
Kayrab911/
Karaab911/
Kaarab911/
Kharrab83343/
Khairab8391/
Kharaab8367/
Kharabz8337/
Kaharab8330/
Khatrab839/
Kharabh834/
Kasraib831/
Carab803,787/
Korab801,921/
Karap801,399/
Kareb80463/
Kerab80170/
Qarab80100/
Karob8037/
Karabová77365/
Karabova77174/
Kharashb7729/
Khairabh774/
Karabsch772/
Karape731,415/
Khorab73856/
Karoub73337/
Kharap73276/
Kourab73240/
Karaph73217/
Kharob73134/
Kherab73107/
Qaraab7395/
Kareeb7360/
Karaip7347/
Keraib7319/
Khareb7318/
Kerrab7315/
Kareap7315/
Kaurap7311/
Korabh739/
Carrab739/
Karrap737/
Koraib737/
Karaep735/
Korrab735/
Caraab734/
Karapp733/
Karayv733/
Karobh732/
Karobz732/
Korgab732/
Kaurob731/
Karavh731/
Qasrab731/
Karzob731/
Kaireb731/
Karapf731/
Quarab731/
Qarhab731/
Carabs731/
Karrob731/
Karoeb731/
Qatrab731/
Kotrab731/
Karaabova7127/
Khairzaib711/
Kharoub675,452/
Kherrab671,846/
Carrabs67906/
Karroub67239/
Kharape67107/
Kaharap6797/
Karaphe6780/
Karappe6724/
Khairob6719/
Kherabh6717/
Khourab679/
Kharoob676/
Kairapp676/
Khairap676/
Khareeb674/
Khoraib674/
Karahap673/
Catrabh673/
Kharaiv673/
Kheyrab672/
Kharrob672/
Quaarab671/
Karzoub671/
Kairape671/
Kaeraph671/
Kkaraph671/
Qargaab671/
Kargoub671/
Kaihrob671/
Kharosb671/

Karab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karab in the Bengali language
করবkaraba-
Karab in the Marathi language
करबkaraba-
Karab in the Hindi language
करबkaraba62.5
कराबkaraba37.5
Karab in the Russian language
Карабkarab-
Karab in the Arabic language
كارابkarab-

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