Caren Surname
Approximately 2,588 people bear this surname
Caren Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,418 | 1:32,567 | 3,552 |
| United States | 335 | 1:1,081,967 | 78,689 |
| England | 189 | 1:294,805 | 22,579 |
| Philippines | 153 | 1:661,688 | 68,918 |
| France | 78 | 1:851,573 | 100,617 |
| Ireland | 77 | 1:61,155 | 4,068 |
| Croatia | 66 | 1:64,070 | 11,714 |
| Canada | 61 | 1:604,026 | 49,778 |
| Indonesia | 51 | 1:2,593,121 | 151,846 |
| Northern Ireland | 24 | 1:76,876 | 5,365 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Isle of Man | 5 | 1:17,164 | 3,455 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 38 | 1:116,575 | 6,975 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 31 | 1:786,302 | 35,304 |
| Isle of Man | 30 | 1:1,809 | 241 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 112 | 1:448,381 | 32,409 |
The alternate forms: Carén (19) & Cáren (1) are calculated separately.
Caren (93,938) may also be a first name.
Caren Demographics
Average Caren Salary in
United States
$48,882 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Caren Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Caren Come From? nationality or country of origin
Caren (Marathi: करेन) is most common in Kenya. It can occur as: Carén or Cáren. Click here for further potential spellings of Caren.
How Common Is The Last Name Caren? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 167,155th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,815,899 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Caren are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 30 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 10,772nd most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 93,938 people.
Caren is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,418 people, or 1 in 32,567. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 20 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 14 percent are found and West Pokot County, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in 40 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.
Caren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Caren has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Caren last name rose 299 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 610 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 203 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Caren Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (71%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Caren last name are 5.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Caren earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 23.31% less than the national average, earning R 182,244 per year; in Colombia they earn 26.11% less than the national average, earning $16,775,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.29% more than the national average, earning $48,882 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.59% more than the national average, earning $62,398 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Caren Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Caren in the Marathi language | ||
| करेन | karena | - |
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Caren Reference & Research
Caron DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Caron FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Caren
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis