Sarbu Surname

77,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Sarbu Surname User-submission:

(Romanian) A Serb, one from Serbia (land of alliance).

Though sometimes this is a variation of Romanian Serban or Şerban, meaning 'servant' in Latin.

Sarbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania5,6791:3,535484
United States1731:2,095,138133,172
Moldova671:53,1557,609
France511:1,302,406132,002
Canada491:751,95159,756
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
India401:19,176,635286,670
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
England211:2,653,24194,788
Bulgaria201:348,94517,019
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Greece141:791,41484,075
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Sârbu (1,421) & Sãrbu (4) are calculated separately.

Sarbu (525) may also be a first name.

Sarbu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Romanian) A Serb, one from Serbia (land of alliance).

Though sometimes this is a variation of Romanian Serban or Şerban, meaning 'servant' in Latin.

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Sarbu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sarbu (Hindi: सरबू, Marathi: सरबू, Oriya: ସାବୁର୍, Russian: Сарбу) occurs in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Sârbu or Sãrbu. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarbu? popularity and diffusion

Sarbu is the 77,216th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,149,999 people. Sarbu occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Sarbu are found; 91 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 91 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Sarbu is also the 368,302nd most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 525 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 5,679 people, or 1 in 3,535. In Romania Sarbu is most prevalent in: Bucharest Municipality, where 14 percent reside, Iași County, where 7 percent reside and Timiș County, where 7 percent reside. Beside Romania it occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Moldova, where 1 percent reside.

Sarbu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sarbu last name are 12.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.97% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sarbu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 64.04% less than the national average, earning €10,799 per year; in United States they earn 11.35% more than the national average, earning $48,045 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.81% more than the national average, earning $52,572 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sârbu931,421/
Sãrbu934/
Sarbut9187/
Sarbou9132/
Sharbu9128/
Sarbuj9121/
Sarbau912/
Sarbhu911/
Sarbuy911/
Saarbu910/
Sarbout83827/
Sarbutt8384/
Sarbuch8333/
Sarbuth8326/
Sarbhau838/
Sarbush838/
Shairbu834/
Sharbut832/
Scharbu832/
Sarbuis832/
Scarbou831/
Sharbhu831/
Sharbuu831/
Sarbust831/
Sarbouh831/
Saurbut830/
Serbu802,423/
Sarvu80230/
Sorbu80196/
Carbu8048/
Jarbu8018/
Sörbu8017/
Zarbu802/
Sarbó802/
Sarwu801/
Sõrbu801/
Scharbau77261/
Sharbutt77202/
Shaairbu775/
Shaharbu772/
Scarbouh771/
Sarbouhy771/
Jarbou734,739/
Carbou731,160/
Sarvuj7367/
Sarwau7347/
Serbuy7327/
Sherbu7325/
Zarbou7316/
Sarnpu739/
Zarbut739/
Sharvu738/
Zarbus737/
Sarboe737/
Serbuj737/
Xarbau737/
Sarvut736/
Sorbus736/
Sarvus736/
Sgarvu735/
Sarvud735/
Jarbau734/
Charbu733/
Serbou733/
Scerbu732/
Carbau732/
Zharbu732/
Serbuh732/
Sarwou731/
Jarbuu731/
Sierbu731/
Serbau731/
Jarbui731/
Carbui731/
Saurbauch711/
Sharbauch711/
Scharbeuz711/
Scharbouh710/
Çarbuğa67849/
Serbouh67470/
Charbuy67183/
Jarbouh67162/
Sharnpu6792/
Charbau6767/
Sourbut6722/
Zarbout6716/
Carbauh6712/
Jarbaux6711/
Charbuu6710/
Charbut6710/
Zarbush6710/
Jarboux675/
Djarbou675/
Scharbeutz674/
Jarbutt673/
Charbou673/
Zarbouh672/
Zarbuch672/
Chearbu672/
Sarvoup671/
Jarbous671/
Schaarbuis671/
Shuirbu671/
Jarbauh671/
Jarbout671/
Zarbous671/
Sherbuh671/
Dzharbu671/
Charbuz671/
Searvus670/

Sarbu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarbu in the Marathi language
सरबूsarabu-
Sarbu in the Hindi language
सरबूsarabu94.74
सरबुsarabu5.26
Sarbu in the Oriya language
ସାବୁର୍sabur58.33
ସବୁର୍sabur33.33
ସାବୁsabu4.17
ସବୂର୍sabur4.17
Sarbu in the Russian language
Сарбуsarbu-

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