Kurab Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

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

Kurab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
India241:31,961,058386,265
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Kurab (111) may also be a first name.

Kurab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kurab (Hindi: कुरबा, Marathi: कुराब) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurab? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,994,173rd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Kurab reside; 50 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 50 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 890,531st most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 111 people.

This surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 185,312. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Madang, where 89 percent live and Northern, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Kurab is found in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 27 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kourab91240/
Kaurab91110/
Kuraib9128/
Khurab9114/
Kutrab916/
Kureab911/
Kurrab911/
Khourab839/
Kuraubh835/
Khuraib832/
Korab801,921/
Kurap80368/
Kurob80153/
Kirab80149/
Kurabova773/
Khurrabh771/
Khorab73856/
Kutrap73309/
Quirab73183/
Kurape73160/
Kuraip7386/
Kaurap7311/
Khirab7310/
Korabh739/
Koraib737/
Kuraup735/
Korrab735/
Khurap733/
Kurrav733/
Kurayv732/
Kurrap731/
Kaurob731/
Kuraap731/
Kurapp731/
Kourob731/
Kuroob731/
Kuruib731/
Kurzap731/
Khurape67158/
Khoraib674/
Khierab671/
Cuerrab671/
Khirabh671/
Kkurapp671/

Kurab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurab in the Marathi language
कुराबkuraba-
Kurab in the Hindi language
कुरबाkuraba50
कुरबkuraba50

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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
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  • 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 Kurab
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