Karbo Surname

158,027th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,766 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Karbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,4551:18,5712,344
Algeria3351:115,31816,474
Niger2981:64,4032,976
United States2361:1,535,843104,072
Liberia1881:23,4502,315
Denmark771:73,3087,251
Cameroon491:423,85935,946
Turkey281:2,779,33682,809
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
India61:127,844,230863,365
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Kärbo (51) are calculated separately.

Karbo (551) may also be a first name.

Karbo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karbo (Arabic: كربو, Georgian: კარბო, Hindi: कर्बो, Russian: Карбо, Tibetan: དཀར་སྦོ།) occurs in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Kärbo. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karbo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karbo is the 158,027th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,634,688 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Karbo reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 358,643rd most commonly held given name internationally. It is borne by 551 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is held by 1,455 people, or 1 in 18,571. Outside of Ghana this last name occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 12 percent live and Niger, where 11 percent live.

Karbo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karbo last name are 33.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 86.67% registered to vote for the party.

Karbo earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.58% more than the national average, earning $48,145 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kärbo9351/
Karbou91953/
Kharbo9137/
Kaarbo9133/
Karbot9116/
Karboh9114/
Karboj9112/
Karbgo915/
Karboo915/
Karboy914/
Karhbo914/
Karboi913/
Karzbo911/
Karbod911/
Karboš911/
Karboa911/
Karbouz83195/
Karboğa83102/
Kharbou8388/
Karboos839/
Karbott838/
Karboud836/
Karbouh835/
Karbhoi832/
Karboys832/
Karboch832/
Karbosh832/
Katrbos831/
Karbhos831/
Kharboz831/
Karbooj831/
Karbooz831/
Carbo8014,944/
Karba801,861/
Kerbo80522/
Korbo80142/
Qarbo8050/
Kharbhoi77203/
Karboush7733/
Kharboch772/
Kharboos771/
Kharboot771/
Kharbost771/
Kharbous771/
Kaarbout771/
Carbou731,160/
Korboi731,118/
Carboo731,009/
Karbah73651/
Carbos73489/
Carboy73210/
Carbot73167/
Quarbo73158/
Karbaa73142/
Kahrba73122/
Karbaš7357/
Kharba7356/
Korbos7340/
Korbou7334/
Karbaş7328/
Korboy7327/
Karbač7311/
Karbáč739/
Kourbo738/
Korbot737/
Karbha734/
Cearbo734/
Karbad732/
Katrba731/
Karvoj731/
Korboh731/
Karvou731/
Koorbo731/
Karvoh731/
Karvoo731/
Korboa731/
Carboa731/
Carboh731/
Kerboy730/
Kharbohch711/
Karhbouch711/
Kharboosh711/
Carboch67122/
Karbash6794/
Karbasz6755/
Körboğa6753/
Karbaat6746/
Karbbah6742/
Karbacz6740/
Kharbad6738/
Carbott6737/
Kasrbad6734/
Kaireba6727/
Kharbah6718/
Karbath6717/
Karimpo6716/
Karbass6712/
Karbatt6712/
Qarbosh6711/
Karempo679/
Carbois677/
Korbout677/
Karbats675/
Kerbouh675/
Qarbous675/
Korboot675/
Kahrbaa674/
Kharbga672/
Karnpoj672/
Kaurbah671/
Kharbha671/
Khairba671/
Korboth671/
Carboud671/
Kheirbo671/
Kaarvuo671/
K'Harbouch671/
Qarboos671/
Qarbout671/
Carboit671/
Kharrbouch671/
Kherbou671/
Carboth670/

Karbo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karbo in the Georgian language
კარბოkarbo-
Karbo in the Hindi language
कर्बोkarbo-
Karbo in the Tibetan language
དཀར་སྦོ།karbo50
དཀར་བོ་karwo50
Karbo in the Russian language
Карбоkarbo-
Karbo in the Arabic language
كربوkrbw-

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Footnotes

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