Karbow Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Karbow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karbow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Karbow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karbow occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karbow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,116,508th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. Karbow is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Karbow are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 5,367,031. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 93 percent live and Saxony, where 7 percent live. Other than Germany it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Karbow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Karbow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Karbow last name rose 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karbow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karbow surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Karbow earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.45% less than the national average, earning $26,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karbowa92299/
Kharbow921/
Kerbow83600/
Karbov8363/
Carbow8355/
Korbow8310/
Karbob831/
Karbova77194/
Karwowa771/
Keirbow771/
Karboob771/
Karboof771/
Karbawe771/
Kharbova718/
Kharboub715/
Korbov67473/
Karbaf6791/
Kerbof6784/
Karbav6773/
Karuov672/
Karvov672/
Karwof672/
Kerbov671/
Karwaw671/
Carvow671/
Korbova6294/
Kharbab625/
Carbova621/
Kharwaf621/
Kharbaf621/
Kharwaw621/
Karympov574/
Karimpov571/
Korbab50331/
Qarbab504/
Karvav501/
Karuav501/
Corbob501/
Qorbov501/

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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 Karbow
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis