Kargba Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kargba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kargba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia721:61,2305,350
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388

Kargba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kargba is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kargba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,994,173rd most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. The last name Kargba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kargba are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 61,230. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: River Gee County, where 54 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 29 percent reside and Grand Bassa County, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Liberia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karngba9233/
Kargbah9228/
Kargbay926/
Kargbai921/
Karngbea8629/
Karngbah8614/
Karngbay866/
Kargbo83235,841/
Korgba83463/
Kargbe838/
Kergba832/
Karngbayh801/
Karngbo77144/
Korgbay7761/
Karngbe7751/
Kargbeh7715/
Korgbah779/
Carngba775/
Korgbaa774/
Kergbah771/
Korgbea771/
Kergbea771/
Korgbeah7118/
Karngbey711/
Korgbe6747/
Cargbe676/
Korgbo673/
Kargvo673/
Cargbo672/
Carngbe62273/
Korgboi621/
Cargbih621/
Korgbeh621/
Corgbo501/

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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
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  • 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 Kargba
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