Carana Surname
Approximately 657 people bear this surname
Carana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 521 | 1:1,472,294 | 55,752 |
| Argentina | 50 | 1:854,868 | 55,754 |
| Brazil | 37 | 1:5,785,793 | 142,916 |
| Romania | 33 | 1:608,420 | 43,703 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
The alternate forms: Caraña (7) & Carană (1) are calculated separately.
Carana (996) may also be a first name.
Carana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Carana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Carana (Hindi: बराना, Oriya: ଚରଣ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Caraña or Carană. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Carana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 500,792nd most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 11,092,155 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Carana live; 79 percent live in South Asia and 79 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 255,009th most common first name in the world It is held by 996 people.
The last name Carana is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 521 people, or 1 in 1,472,294. In India Carana is mostly found in: Tamil Nadu, where 92 percent are found and Gujarat, where 8 percent are found. Besides India this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 8 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.
Carana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Carana has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Carana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Carana in the Hindi language | ||
| बराना | barana | - |
| Carana in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚରଣ | carana | 42.86 |
| ଫକିରଚରଣ | phakiracarana | 14.29 |
| ଦୁଗର୍ାପସାଦ | dugarapasada | 14.29 |
| ଚରଣାଇଁ | carana'im | 14.29 |
| ଅନାଦି | anadi | 14.29 |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Carana
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