Karuba Surname

758,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Karuba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karuba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1021:1,736,69463,540
India941:8,160,270170,569
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Karuba (200) may also be a first name.

Karuba Last Name Facts

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

Karuba (Hindi: करुबा, Marathi: करुबा, Oriya: କରୁବା, Russian: Каруба) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karuba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 758,524th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 19,330,361 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Karuba reside; 27 percent reside in West Africa and 27 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 640,739th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 200 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 1,736,694. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 23 percent reside, Kaduna, where 11 percent reside and Zamfara, where 10 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.

Karuba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Karuba has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Karuba surname increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karuba Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karuba surname are 42.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 88.89% being registered with the political party.

The amount Karuba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.98% less than the national average, earning R 54,696 per year and in United States they earn 1.71% more than the national average, earning $43,886 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kharuba9267/
Karubai9216/
Karouba927/
Karubay921/
Karauba921/
Karzuba921/
Karuuba921/
Karubah921/
Kahruba920/
Kharouba86527/
Karoubas8649/
Karubhai8645/
Karubaya8619/
Kaharuba8613/
Karuboha863/
Katrzuba862/
Karrouba861/
Karube838,060/
Karoba836,564/
Kariba831,566/
Koruba83445/
Karubi83283/
Caruba83174/
Keruba8325/
Karubo8318/
Karuby835/
Qaruba831/
Kharrouba80597/
Karroubas804/
Carruba77807/
Karoubi77564/
Carauba77413/
Karubui77321/
Karibay77298/
Kharoba77246/
Karubuy77234/
Karumpa77183/
Karibai77158/
Karouby77130/
Khariba7767/
Carouba7743/
Kaarubi7728/
Korubay7721/
Karibah7717/
Korubai779/
Karobai776/
Qarouba776/
Karubos775/
Karibaa775/
Kerubai774/
Karibaj774/
Karoube774/
Karuvau774/
Kharubi774/
Carubas772/
Kharuby772/
Katrube772/
Kairoba771/
Kairubi771/
Kaaroba771/
Kerubha771/
Kharube771/
Karibha771/
Kkaroba771/
Korubha771/
Hkaroba771/
Korubah771/
Quaruba771/
Karhiba771/
Karhubi771/
Karuibo771/
Kharubo771/
Khoruba771/
Kotruba771/
Korouba771/
Kgoruba771/
Karieba771/
Karriba771/
Karubei771/
Kairiba771/
Karzhaubay75178/
Karzhaubai7529/
Kharroubah751/
Kharoubi717,919/
Karroubi711,075/
Kharrubi71249/
Kourouba71159/
Caraubas7179/
Karoumpa7164/
Kahrobai7119/
Kharouby7118/
Kharoube718/
Kharooba718/
Karrubee717/
Kharzhaubay715/
Kharroba715/
Khairubi714/
Kaaroubi714/
Karuboth713/
Karaumpa713/
Karibhai713/
Karoubis712/
Karoubeh712/
Kotrubas712/
Kahroubi712/
Kharruby712/
Kahrrubi711/
Karrouby711/
Koutruba711/
Korzubah711/
Karzoubi711/
Karhuber711/
Karobhai711/
Kotrzuba711/
Khatruby711/
Kerubo6739,824/
Kharroubi678,274/
Karibo672,471/
Caroba671,002/
Karobi67935/
Koriba67729/
Korubo67474/
Koroba67438/
Qariba67240/
Karobo6780/
Koutrouba6764/
Korube6718/
Cariba6718/
Karuvo6717/
Kharrouby6711/
Kharroube6711/
Keriba6711/
Carubi6710/
Karobe679/
Kharoubeh678/
Kherrouba676/
Coruba676/
Gkaroumpa674/
Qarubi672/
Kherubhai671/
Kotroubas671/
Caróba671/
Kouroubai671/
Qarubo671/
Caruby670/

Karuba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karuba in the Oriya language
କରୁବାkaruba-
Karuba in the Hindi language
करुबाkaruba80
करूबाkaruba20
Karuba in the Marathi language
करुबाkaruba57.69
कारुबाkaruba15.38
करूबाkaruba7.69
करूणाानेkarunaane3.85
केरूबाkeruba3.85
केरुबाkeruba3.85
करुणाkaruna3.85
कचरूबाkacaruba3.85
Karuba in the Russian language
Карубаkaruba-

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