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    The surname Kargbo

    A surname, carried by 1,087 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex K621

    Kargbo: #23,397 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Kargbo #23,397, 1,087 people Kargbo: #23,397 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Kargbo #23,397, 1,087 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kargbo is more common than 85.6% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,087 people named Kargbo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 284,035 Americans. That is up 100% since 2000, when the Census counted 544.

    #23,397
    rank among US surnames
    1,087
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +99.8%
    change since 2000 (was #38,263)

    Who is named Kargbo

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    95% of people named Kargbo identified as Black (not Hispanic), 2.7% as two or more races and 1.8% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Two or more races 2.7%
    • White (not Hispanic) 1.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Kargbos

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ibrahim Kargbo Jr.
      Belgian association football player, born 2000

    Questions

    How common is the surname Kargbo?
    1,087 people in the United States had the surname Kargbo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 284,035 Americans. It ranked 23,397th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Kargbo?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kargbo identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Kargbo?
    Ibrahim Kargbo Jr., Belgian association football player.
    Where is the surname Kargbo most common?
    Wikidata records people named Kargbo in Belgium.
    Is the surname Kargbo getting more or less common?
    More common. 544 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,087 in 2010, up 100%.