Karbau Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Karbau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karbau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Karbau (35) may also be a first name.

Karbau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karbau is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Karbau click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karbau? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,228,735th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 62 percent of Karbau live; 62 percent live in Oceania Islands and 62 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Karbau is also the 1,744,716th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 35 people.

Karbau is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea Karbau is most frequent in: West Sepik, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 35 percent reside and Niger, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karba911,861/
Karbu9133/
Karbaj831,831/
Karbuz831,528/
Karbou83953/
Karbah83651/
Karbaa83142/
Karbai83128/
Karbay83126/
Kahrba83122/
Karbaš8357/
Kharba8356/
Karbui8330/
Karbaş8328/
Karbač8311/
Kerbau839/
Karbea836/
Karbha834/
Carbau832/
Karbae832/
Karbuy832/
Karbad832/
Katrba831/
Karbue831/
Karboa831/
Kharbajou804/
Kharbuj77643/
Karbeah77286/
Karbouz77195/
Karbuja77188/
Karbaia77128/
Karboğa77102/
Karbash7794/
Kharbou7788/
Karbouj7778/
Karbasz7755/
Karbaya7751/
Karbaat7746/
Karbbah7742/
Karbacz7740/
Kharbai7739/
Kharbad7738/
Kasrbad7734/
Kaireba7727/
Kharbud7725/
Kairbai7721/
Kharbah7718/
Karbath7717/
Karbass7712/
Carbauh7712/
Karbatt7712/
Kharbay779/
Karboud776/
Karbats775/
Karbuje775/
Kharbut775/
Karbueh775/
Karbouh775/
Karbeus774/
Kahrbaa774/
Karmpau773/
Karbaji773/
Karboue773/
Karbush772/
Kharbga772/
Kairebu772/
Kaurbah771/
Kearbay771/
Kaarbay771/
Kharbha771/
Khairba771/
Karbiya771/
Karboja771/
Karbiea771/
Kharbaj771/
Karbaye771/
Karbayi771/
Karbuğa771/
Karbawe771/
Kaerbaj771/
Karbuch770/
Korba735,088/
Korbu732,274/
Carba731,671/
Kerba73824/
Qarba73343/
Carbu7348/
Kerbu737/
Kärba735/
Karboush7133/
Karbhuja7116/
Kharbuja7114/
Kharbuje7110/
Karbiyah718/
Kharbhai716/
Khairbaz715/
Khairbay714/
Karbooja713/
Karbeutz713/
Kaurbath712/
Kharbadz712/
Khairbai712/
Kaarbhai711/
Kaarbuja711/
Karbhatt711/
Carbauch711/
Carbaush711/
Carbauth711/
Karbieah711/
Carbajau711/
Korbhaus711/
Karbouji711/
Karbouhe711/
Kharbous711/
Kaarbout711/
Khairbat711/
Kotrba671,661/
Kherba671,408/
Carbou671,160/
Kerbaa67534/
Korbah67401/
Carbay67386/
Kerbaj67346/
Korbaa67340/
Carbaş67309/
Kerbay67291/
Kerbai67257/
Karnpu67239/
Korbay67136/
Korbaś67131/
Kourba67104/
Qarbat6792/
Korbaš6791/
Carbas6779/
Carbah6775/
Karbee6770/
Korbai6768/
Kerbah6755/
Korbaj6742/
Korbou6734/
Karvaj6732/
Corbau6729/
Qarbuj6721/
Karboe6719/
Keurba6719/
Khatrbaji6713/
Karboj6712/
Korbač6711/
Korbaş6711/
Qarbai6710/
Karbáč679/
Karbij679/
Korbuh678/
Karmpa677/
Karbie677/
Carbat677/
Carbus676/
Carbut675/
Korbha675/
Karbatsch675/
Karboo675/
Karvaa674/
Kerbha674/
Karboy674/
Korbuś674/
Khorbu673/
Karbey673/
Karboi673/
Khorba672/
Karbei672/
Qarbaa672/
Carbai672/
Koorba672/
Quarba672/
Kerbea671/
Katrbajee671/
Kaurbatth671/
Kahrva671/
Khatrbaya671/
Kkarva671/
Carbaj671/
Karvou671/
Caarba671/
Karvui671/
Karhbouch671/
Korbaz671/
Korboa671/
Korbuz671/
Qarbas671/
Qarbud671/
Gqarba671/
Carboa671/
Korbga671/
Qarbad671/
Qarbay671/
Qarbaz671/
Carbui671/
Kerbuh671/
Korbuy670/
Carbea670/

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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 Karbau
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