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 is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Karobia.

How Common Is The Last Name Karobia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karobia is the 298,939th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,724,702 people. Karobia is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Karobia are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 930,172nd most frequently held forename world-wide, held by 103 people.

The surname Karobia is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,259 people, or 1 in 36,680. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Nairobi County, where 14 percent are found, Laikipia County, where 12 percent are found and Nyeri County, where 12 percent are found. Beside Kenya it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Karobia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Karobia last name is primarily 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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