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 occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karbau? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karbau is the 3,228,735th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Karbau is primarily found in Oceania, where 62 percent of Karbau are found; 62 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 62 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 35 people.

This surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea Karbau is most prevalent in: West Sepik, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 35 percent are found and Niger, where 3 percent are found.

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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