Kareb Surname

652,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Kareb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kareb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria3791:101,93015,068
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
France201:3,321,136213,627
England101:5,571,806158,774
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
India71:109,580,769786,157
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Kareb (125) may also be a first name.

Kareb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kareb (Marathi: कारेब, Russian: Кареб) is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kareb? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 652,085th most widely held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 15,739,840 people. The last name Kareb is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Kareb live; 84 percent live in North Africa and 82 percent live in Mahgreb. Kareb is also the 832,731st most frequent given name at a global level, held by 125 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is held by 379 people, or 1 in 101,930. In Algeria Kareb is primarily found in: Boumerdès Province, where 65 percent live, Chlef Province, where 34 percent live and Algiers Province, where 0 percent live. Aside from Algeria this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 5 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kareeb9160/
Khareb9118/
Katreb916/
Karieb916/
Karoeb911/
Kaireb911/
Karebs911/
Katreeb8335/
Khareeb834/
Karib805,074/
Karep80275/
Karab80137/
Kereb80103/
Qareb8090/
Karob8037/
Careb8019/
Karyb809/
Koreb802/
Karipe731,578/
Kharab731,142/
Kareev73764/
Korzeb73700/
Korieb73289/
Karabh73269/
Qareeb73210/
Kharev73181/
Karepe73136/
Kharob73134/
Kaurab73110/
Kharib7370/
Kairab7356/
Karepp7321/
Kaarep7320/
Kareap7315/
Kareip7312/
Karrib7311/
Kaerab7310/
Kerebh739/
Karrab737/
Kahrib735/
Karaep735/
Karaib734/
Koreib734/
Kaaryb733/
Kharep733/
Karobh732/
Khoreb731/
Kaarab731/
Kariep731/
Kaarib731/
Qarreb731/
Carebd731/
Cgareb731/
Kaurob731/
Karrob731/
Karaab731/
Karjpe731/
Karrev731/
Kaurep731/
Karrep730/
Kharebova71372/
Kharrab67343/
Khairab6791/
Kharaab6767/
Khairob6719/
Khareev6711/
Kairipe678/
Kharabh674/
Kaharib674/
Khairib674/
Carreib673/
Khayrev672/
Kharrob672/
Karrepp672/
Carrieb671/
Katripe671/
Kaihrob671/
Kareepe671/
Karephe671/
Kharipe671/
Kasraib671/
Khareip671/
Khareiv671/

Kareb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kareb in the Marathi language
कारेबkareba83.33
करेबkareba16.67
Kareb in the Russian language
Каребkareb-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Kareb
  • 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