Karouba Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Karouba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Karouba (7) may also be a first name.
Karouba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karouba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karouba is most common in Benin. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Karouba click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karouba? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Karouba are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Karouba is also the 4,548,448th most commonly occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 7 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Benin, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,583,900. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Alibori Department, where 50 percent are found, Borgou Department, where 25 percent are found and Collines Department, where 25 percent are found. Other than Benin this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent are found and Chad, where 14 percent are found.
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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 Karouba
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