Karub Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

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

Karub Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karub Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Karub (55) may also be a first name.

Karub Last Name Facts

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

Karub (Arabic: كاروب, Oriya: କାରୁବ, Russian: Каруб) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karub? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,689,253rd most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Karub reside; 79 percent reside in Central Africa and 79 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 55 people.

The last name Karub is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Excluding The DR Congo Karub occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karoub91337/
Kharub9171/
Karubh9113/
Karzub919/
Katrub911/
Karrub911/
Kharoub835,452/
Karroub83239/
Kargoub831/
Kharåub831/
Karzoub831/
Khairub831/
Karup80431/
Qarub80122/
Carub8076/
Korub8051/
Karob8037/
Kerub8023/
Kharroub771,461/
Khargoub771/
Karubova771/
Kaarup73195/
Kharob73134/
Karoup73122/
Kajrup7356/
Korrub7314/
Kaurup7311/
Karupe739/
Karuip737/
Qaroub736/
Carrub735/
Kairup734/
Kharup734/
Korubh733/
Karobh732/
Quarub732/
Karupp731/
Kaurob731/
Kauruv731/
Karoeb731/
Karrob731/
Korzub731/
Karzob731/
Kattrup67120/
Khairob6719/
Kaarupp677/
Kharoob676/
Kharoup673/
Karuppe673/
Kharrob672/
Karroup672/
Kharupe672/
Kadtrup671/
Kaeruip671/
Kaurupe671/
Koyroub671/
Kharouv671/
Kaihrob671/
Kairupe671/
Kodtrub671/

Karub Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karub in the Oriya language
କାରୁବkaruba-
Karub in the Russian language
Карубkarub-
Karub in the Arabic language
كاروبkarwb-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karub
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