Karubu Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Karubu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karubu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1011:457,22724,042
India381:20,185,931296,209
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Karubu (20) may also be a first name.

Karubu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karubu (Oriya: କାରୁବୁ) is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karubu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,239,697th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. Karubu is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Karubu are found; 58 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name on earth, held by 20 people.

Karubu is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 457,227. In Kenya Karubu is primarily concentrated in: Muranga County, where 55 percent reside, Nyandarua County, where 35 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 4 percent reside. Besides Kenya this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 20 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent reside.

Karubu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Karubu last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karubui92321/
Karubuy92234/
Karubus926/
Karaubu921/
Karubush861/
Karoubus861/
Karibu83574/
Korubu8324/
Karobu8313/
Kerubu8312/
Carubu839/
Kerubuh7787/
Kariebu7737/
Kharibu774/
Karuvau774/
Kauribu773/
Karibui772/
Karumpu771/
Kairuvu771/
Kharobu771/
Karunpu771/
Karobui771/
Korubuh771/
Kharroubou751/
Korobu67192/
Kouroubou6728/
Qaribu6728/
Koruvu6716/
Koribu672/
Keribu672/
Qaribuh6281/
Karibeu621/
Korobui621/
Koruboe621/
Karibhu621/
Kharribou531/
Qoribu502/

Karubu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karubu in the Oriya language
କାରୁବୁkarubu87.8
କାରୂବୁkarubu7.32
କାରୁkaru2.44
କାଉରୁka'uru2.44

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Karubu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis