Kurubu Surname
Approximately 221 people bear this surname
Kurubu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 161 | 1:50,644 | 6,358 |
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
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
Kurubu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kurubu in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁରୁବୁ | kurubu | - |
| Kurubu in the Marathi language | ||
| कोरबु | korabu | 66.67 |
| कुरूबू | kurubu | 33.33 |
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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 Kurubu
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