Karabo Surname

214,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,923 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Karabo Surname Definition:

Karabo is a surname of the Subiya tribe, meaning: an answer.

Karabo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana1,3681:1,599129
Namibia1531:15,7482,858
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
South Africa921:588,88845,159
Lesotho711:28,6285,512
Uganda441:887,25640,445
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Belarus161:593,81652,198
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Karabo (24,264) may also be a first name.

Karabo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Karabo is a surname of the Subiya tribe, meaning: an answer.

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Karabo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karabo (Russian: Карабо) is found most in Botswana. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karabo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 214,006th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,789,675 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Karabo live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 32,754th most widespread given name on earth, borne by 24,264 people.

The last name is most common in Botswana, where it is held by 1,368 people, or 1 in 1,599. Barring Botswana Karabo occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 8 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.

Karabo Last Name Statistics demography

Karabo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.76% less than the national average, earning R 95,616 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karabou923,749/
Karaboz92126/
Karaboa9298/
Kharabo9265/
Karaabo9212/
Karaibo925/
Karaboj923/
Karaboi921/
Karahbo921/
Karaboğa8610,426/
Karabhoi8638/
Karabots8616/
Karaiboh8616/
Karaboot8610/
Karashbo861/
Karrabou861/
Kaharabo861/
Karabott861/
Karaba832,894/
Karebo83731/
Korabo83160/
Carabo83101/
Karobo8380/
Kerabo832/
Khairabho803/
Karaiboch803/
Kasrabood801/
Karhaboha801/
Kharaboup801/
Karabağ779,938/
Kahraba772,227/
Carabot771,027/
Korabou77594/
Kharaba77360/
Kharobo77329/
Karabaš7799/
Karabáš7793/
Karaaba7778/
Karavou7744/
Kairaba7733/
Karaiba7727/
Caraboa7720/
Karzaba7716/
Caraboi7711/
Karabah779/
Kauraba777/
Kareybo776/
Karabač774/
Koraboh774/
Koraboo773/
Karobos773/
Karobho771/
Karoboi771/
Kareboo771/
Korabho771/
Korabod771/
Caraebo771/
Carrabo771/
Kareibo771/
Karauba771/
Karuibo771/
Karabaß771/
Karabaň771/
Kärrabo771/
Carabgo771/
Karabaa771/
Kaharabhoi7528/
Kharatbhot751/
Carabott711,008/
Karabach71594/
Karabasz71331/
Kahrabah71305/
Kharabas71258/
Kharabah7194/
Karabacz7187/
Katrabad7148/
Kairavuo7143/
Caraibot7140/
Karaabat7117/
Katrobos7115/
Kotrabou7115/
Karabatt7112/
Qarabouz7112/
Karabaht7110/
Kaharaba717/
Carrabot716/
Kourabou714/
Khairaba714/
Qarabous714/
Carrabou713/
Karrabat712/
Karabath712/
Karabhad712/
Kasrabad711/
Koirabou711/
Caraboot711/
Kaurgaba711/
Kherabho711/
Kharoobo711/
Caraboth711/
Kharraba711/
Carrabos710/
Karoba676,564/
Caraba671,188/
Kareba671,018/
Korobo67614/
Keraba67419/
Qaraba67162/
Kerobo67158/
Korebo67144/
Koraba67127/
Kharabash6769/
Carabă6761/
Karabasch6755/
Corabo6744/
Kerebo6742/
Khairabad6712/
Carrabott6710/
Kharabaha674/
Carobo673/
Karabatch671/
Khairzaba671/
Qaraboush671/
Koravo671/
Cárabo671/
Kahrabauy671/
Khatrabas671/
Kaurampho671/
Caravo670/

Karabo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karabo in the Russian language
Карабоkarabo-

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