Karibu Surname

554,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Karibu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karibu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
Nigeria1781:995,18442,110
Kenya741:624,05328,587
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Karibu (745) may also be a first name.

Karibu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karibu (Bengali: করিবু, Hindi: करीबु, Marathi: करीबू, Russian: Карибу) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Karibu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karibu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 554,992nd most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 12,696,073 people. Karibu is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Karibu reside; 38 percent reside in Central Africa and 38 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 301,287th most commonly held forename globally It is held by 745 people.

This surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 219 people, or 1 in 337,350. Aside from The DR Congo this surname is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 31 percent reside and Kenya, where 13 percent reside.

Karibu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (80%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kariebu9237/
Karibou9223/
Kharibu924/
Kauribu923/
Karibui922/
Karibeu921/
Karibut921/
Karibhu921/
Kariboux861/
Karibudd861/
Karebu83240/
Karubu83187/
Qaribu8328/
Keribu832/
Koribu832/
Kharribou801/
Karubui77321/
Karubuy77234/
Caribou77126/
Qaribuh7781/
Koribut779/
Kareebu773/
Caribut772/
Karimpu772/
Kairebu772/
Karebou772/
Koribeu771/
Koribou771/
Kariboo771/
Khatribudh752/
Caribaux71249/
Carribou7115/
Karimpou7112/
Kouribou714/
Kerebu6786/
Korubu6724/
Caribault6723/
Kerubu6712/
Koribuddh6711/
Carubu679/
Korebu673/
Qoribu672/
Kaarimpou671/
Karimpouy671/
Korivu671/

Karibu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karibu in the Bengali language
করিবুkaribu-
Karibu in the Hindi language
करीबुkaribu-
Karibu in the Marathi language
करीबूkaribu-
Karibu in the Russian language
Карибуkaribu-

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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 Karibu
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