Karobia Surname

298,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Karobia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karobia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,2591:36,6803,930
United States71:51,779,848968,877
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Karobia (103) may also be a first name.

Karobia Last Name Facts

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

Karobia occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karobia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karobia is the 298,939th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,724,702 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Karobia live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 930,172nd most common forename globally, borne by 103 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,259 people, or 1 in 36,680. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Nairobi County, where 14 percent reside, Laikipia County, where 12 percent reside and Nyeri County, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Karobia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Karobia earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning $28,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karoubia931/
Karoubiah884/
Kharoubia881/
Karabia86147/
Korobia8628/
Carobia862/
Karubia862/
Karobio861/
Kharroubia824/
Karabias809/
Karubiah801/
Carrobias751/
Karubbiah751/
Carubia71715/
Carabia71226/
Carebia71107/
Karampogia7147/
Karebya7138/
Karabea7120/
Kerebia7119/
Karaboyias7113/
Korobea717/
Kherroubia714/
Carovia714/
Carobio713/
Korovia712/
Korabia712/
Kerabia711/
Korobja711/
Corobia711/
Qarabia711/
Karabio711/
Carábia711/
Carabias671,375/
Carrabia6712/
Kareebya675/
Carrubia672/
Carrobio671/
Karabeha671/

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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 Karobia
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