Caraway Surname

54,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Caraway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Caraway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,6141:42,0785,174
Egypt7321:125,59510,096
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
England41:13,929,515290,718
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2211:41,1294,820

Caraway (24) may also be a first name.

Caraway Last Name Facts

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

Caraway (Arabic: كراويه) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caraway? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 54,184th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 775,188 people. The last name Caraway occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Caraway are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Caraway is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name internationally, borne by 24 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 8,614 people, or 1 in 42,078. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 27 percent are found, Florida, where 7 percent are found and California, where 5 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 8 percent are found and Ireland, where 0 percent are found.

Caraway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Caraway has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Caraway last name rose 705 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 1,600 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Caraway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Caraway surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Caraway last name are 12.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.27% registered to vote for the political party.

Caraway earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.48% less than the national average, earning $41,646 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carraway935,493/
Cearaway933/
Cairaway932/
Caraways931/
Carawy926/
Carawa925/
Chargaway883/
Caroway86136/
Karaway8692/
Carabay8665/
Careway8661/
Charawa8610/
Charawy864/
Carrawy863/
Coraway861/
Qaraway861/
Caravay861/
Carawas861/
Carawai861/
Carawayová821/
Carroway80474/
Charawae80334/
Charavay80103/
Carabayo8049/
Caravayo8035/
Carabaya805/
Carabayé802/
Karraway801/
Carrawoy801/
Carreway801/
Corraway801/
Kargaway801/
Carabaye801/
Caravaya801/
Carrabay801/
Charawea801/
Cahrawad800/
Karawa771,688/
Caraba771,188/
Carava77201/
Caraby77189/
Carawe7776/
Qarawy779/
Qarawa777/
Karawy775/
Corawa773/
Carawi773/
Carewa771/
Zarawa771/
Zarawy771/
Carahuayo7518/
Carrabayo754/
Cauraibay751/
Charabaya751/
Karaiwaya751/
Qaahraway751/
Carrabaye750/
Karavay711,123/
Qarabay71798/
Kasrawy71515/
Kharawa71512/
Carauba71413/
Carabey71344/
Charava71315/
Caraiba71236/
Charaba71212/
Charowa71184/
Caravas71118/
Katrawa71107/
Carraby71106/
Corabay7163/
Karawaj7156/
Karawai7153/
Karoway7149/
Carabai7149/
Caravad7146/
Karawah7141/
Karahwa7129/
Qatrawy7124/
Carraba7119/
Charaby7119/
Caravai7118/
Charawi7114/
Caravau7114/
Karawat7112/
Catrava7111/
Caraeva7111/
Charavy718/
Carabaș716/
Carabaa715/
Zahrawy715/
Karawad714/
Charabhaya713/
Caravaz713/
Karaiwa713/
Qarawah713/
Karawaa713/
Caraíba713/
Tsarawa713/
Charawe713/
Carabah712/
Caravea712/
Carrava712/
Cairaba712/
Qarawad712/
Qarawas712/
Qarawat712/
Chorawa712/
Carabau712/
Carahua712/
Karawwa711/
Karaewa711/
Kareway711/
Catrowa711/
Carravy711/
Carayua711/
Caraaba711/
Coreway711/
Ttchaurawa711/
Kaurawa711/
Qarawaz711/
Caerava711/
Carasva711/
Carabea711/
Caraiva711/
Careewa711/
Ciarava711/
Ccorawa711/
Catrawi711/
Qarawey711/
Carawet711/
Karauwa711/
Corawat711/
Carabajo672,380/
Caravajo67394/
Qarawash67336/
Kharawas67102/
Caravaio6764/
Karawaji6761/
Charahua6747/
Charaabi6739/
Carahyba6724/
Catravas6723/
Carrabau6718/
Chaarawi6717/
Karavayu6716/
Carayhua6716/
Karawaha6715/
Karavayi6713/
Kharawad6710/
Caravaja6710/
Karavaya679/
Qarabaya679/
Carabaja678/
Karawa'a678/
Karawaju676/
Carabhai674/
Karawash674/
Karawath674/
Karawatt674/
Carabaji674/
Karahawa674/
Karawiya674/
Karavayo673/
Caravatt673/
Karawach673/
Corroway672/
Charraba672/
Karabayo672/
Karavaye671/
Caraboja671/
Carasuea671/
Chourawa671/
Charaiba671/
Charavai671/
Chargawe671/
Chaurava671/
Karzawah671/
Chahrawi671/
Qaisrawy671/
Caravaji671/
Khasrawy671/
Kara'awy671/
Karawasz671/
Caraaiva671/
Carabaio671/
Carasvat671/
Caraboya671/
Caraihua671/
Chairava671/
Charhaba671/
Charhaby671/
Gcaraswe671/
Qarabayi671/
Charawee671/
Kaarawaa671/
Correway670/

Caraway Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Caraway in the Arabic language
كراويهkrawyh-

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Caraway Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Caraway
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