Karb Surname

369,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 974 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Morocco

Karb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4141:194,45822,473
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
United States1461:2,482,595151,840
Iran1161:661,91835,516
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Karb (44) may also be a first name.

Karb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karb (Marathi: कराब, Russian: Карб) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karb? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 369,191st most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,482,080 people. Karb occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Karb live; 43 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequent first name internationally It is held by 44 people.

The surname Karb is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 414 people, or 1 in 194,458. In Germany Karb is primarily found in: Hesse, where 62 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 12 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent are found. Beside Germany Karb is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Karb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Karb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Karb last name grew 395 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Karb last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Karb earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.06% more than the national average, earning $59,141 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kharb891,419/
Karbs8979/
Karbø8911/
Karbd895/
Karbh894/
Kairb892/
Karbt891/
Kaarbø80137/
Kaharb809/
Kayrbh801/
Karbch801/
Kaireb801/
Karp7519,787/
Korb7513,996/
Kerb75296/
Carb75287/
Qarb7532/
Kõrb7515/
Karbowa73299/
Karbova73194/
Karbová7327/
Karbsch734/
Kharbch732/
Karpe6724,261/
Karpf672,719/
Karpp67365/
Körbs67245/
Kharv6764/
Kaurv6746/
Carbs6721/
Kherb6713/
Kharbova678/
Karph674/
Kosrb673/
Karpt673/
Korbø671/
Karpå671/
Keerb671/
Kharp671/
Khorb671/
Karrp671/
Karvø671/
Koorb670/

Karb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karb in the Marathi language
कराबkaraba-
Karb in the Russian language
Карбkarb-

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