Karbala Surname
Approximately 2,254 people bear this surname
Karbala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 1,805 | 1:42,539 | 4,903 |
| Lebanon | 290 | 1:19,438 | 2,392 |
| Iraq | 73 | 1:479,749 | 8,022 |
| Afghanistan | 32 | 1:1,004,787 | 9,548 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Karbala (266) may also be a first name.
Karbala Demographics
Karbala Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Karbala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karbala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karbala (Arabic: كربلا, Hindi: कर्बला, Russian: Карбала) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karbala? popularity and diffusion
Karbala is the 187,667th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,233,161 people. The last name Karbala occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Karbala live; 82 percent live in South Asia and 82 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 545,281st most frequently occurring given name worldwide, held by 266 people.
This last name is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 1,805 people, or 1 in 42,539. In Iran Karbala is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 30 percent are found, West Azerbaijan Province, where 21 percent are found and East Azerbaijan Province, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Iran it exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 13 percent are found and Iraq, where 3 percent are found.
Karbala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Shiite (99%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karbala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karbala in the Hindi language | ||
| कर्बला | karbala | 66.67 |
| करबला | karabala | 33.33 |
| Karbala in the Russian language | ||
| Карбала | karbala | - |
| Karbala in the Arabic language | ||
| كربلا | krbla | - |
| كربلاء | krbla | - |
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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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