Karbau Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Karbau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
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.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karbau
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