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 most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurab? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kurab is the 1,994,173rd most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. The surname Kurab is predominantly found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Kurab live; 50 percent live in Oceania Islands and 50 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kurab is also the 890,531st most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 111 people.

The surname Kurab is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 185,312. In Papua New Guinea Kurab is most prevalent in: Madang, where 89 percent live and Northern, where 11 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname 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
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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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