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 surname Karbau is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Karbau.

How Common Is The Last Name Karbau? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karbau is the 3,228,735th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname Karbau occurs mostly in Oceania, where 62 percent of Karbau reside; 62 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 62 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Karbau is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, borne by 35 people.

The last name Karbau is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea Karbau is primarily found in: West Sepik, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea Karbau 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
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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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