Karab Surname
Approximately 137 people bear this surname
Karab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 30 | 1:3,374,607 | 147,509 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Slovakia | 16 | 1:333,528 | 46,365 |
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
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
Karab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karab in the Bengali language | ||
| করব | karaba | - |
| Karab in the Marathi language | ||
| करब | karaba | - |
| Karab in the Hindi language | ||
| करब | karaba | 62.5 |
| कराब | karaba | 37.5 |
| Karab in the Russian language | ||
| Караб | karab | - |
| Karab in the Arabic language | ||
| كاراب | karab | - |
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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 Karab
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