Karbu Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Karbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Norway91:571,36544,190
India51:153,413,076951,030
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Karbu (179) may also be a first name.

Karbu Last Name Facts

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

Karbu (Marathi: कोरबू, Russian: Карбу, Tibetan: དཀར་བུ་) is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karbu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karbu is the 3,432,070th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 39 percent of Karbu reside; 39 percent reside in West Africa and 27 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 681,368th most commonly occurring forename in the world, borne by 179 people.

The surname Karbu is most numerous in Liberia, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 489,837. In Liberia Karbu is mostly concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 89 percent reside and Lofa County, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Liberia Karbu exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 27 percent reside and India, where 15 percent reside.

Karbu Last Name Statistics demography

Karbu earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 15.63% less than the national average, earning 292,004 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karbuz911,528/
Karbou91953/
Karbau9137/
Karbui9130/
Karbuy912/
Kharbuj83643/
Karbouz83195/
Kharbou8388/
Karbouj8378/
Kharbud8325/
Karboud836/
Karbouh835/
Kharbut835/
Karbeus834/
Karbush832/
Kairebu832/
Karbuğa831/
Karbuch830/
Korbu802,274/
Carbu8048/
Kerbu807/
Karboush7733/
Karbeutz773/
Kaarbout771/
Kharbous771/
Karbouhe771/
Carbou731,160/
Karnpu73239/
Korbou7334/
Qarbuj7321/
Karboe7319/
Kerbau739/
Korbuh738/
Carbus736/
Carbut735/
Karboo735/
Korbuś734/
Khorbu733/
Carbau732/
Carbui731/
Kerbuh731/
Karvou731/
Qarbud731/
Karvui731/
Korbuz731/
Korbuy730/
Karhbouch711/
Carbutt67599/
Korbutt6778/
Kharvuj6767/
Korbush6765/
Khorbut6718/
Carbuch6714/
Carbauh6712/
Korbout677/
Korbuch675/
Qarbous675/
Kerbouh675/
Korbuth673/
Karmpau673/
Chearbu672/
Karimpu672/
Karempu672/
Kherbou671/
Karbooj671/
Korbuit671/
Korbusz671/
Carrbus671/
Carboud671/
Carbuth671/
Kharrbouch671/
K'Harbouch671/
Korbutė671/
Qarbout671/

Karbu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karbu in the Tibetan language
དཀར་བུ་karbu-
Karbu in the Marathi language
कोरबूkorabu50
कारबूkarabu50
Karbu in the Russian language
Карбуkarbu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karbu
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