Kurubu Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

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

Kurubu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurubu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1611:50,6446,358
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
India141:54,790,384527,769

Kurubu (99) may also be a first name.

Kurubu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kurubu (Marathi: कोरबु, Oriya: କୁରୁବୁ) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurubu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,104,724th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 73 percent of Kurubu live; 73 percent live in Oceania Islands and 73 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 951,070th most widely held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 99 people.

The surname Kurubu is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 50,644. In Papua New Guinea Kurubu is most common in: Hela, where 58 percent are found, Enga, where 13 percent are found and Chimbu, where 11 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 11 percent are found and Nigeria, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurubut924/
Korubu8324/
Kuribu836/
Kurobu835/
Kirubu832/
Curubu831/
Kouroubou8028/
Kauribu773/
Korubuh771/
Cutrubus7132/
Korobu67192/
Kiribu67189/
Korobui621/
Kourobou5710/
Kouribou574/

Kurubu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurubu in the Oriya language
କୁରୁବୁkurubu-
Kurubu in the Marathi language
कोरबुkorabu66.67
कुरूबूkurubu33.33

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Footnotes

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