Carolyne Surname

959,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Carolyne Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carolyne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2521:183,25413,801
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Carolyne (73,720) may also be a first name.

Carolyne Last Name Facts

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

Carolyne is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carolyne? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 959,117th most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 26,792,448 people. Carolyne occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Carolyne live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Carolyne is also the 13,277th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 73,720 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 252 people, or 1 in 183,254. In Kenya Carolyne is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 44 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 20 percent are found and Makueni County, where 13 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Carolyne Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Carolyne last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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
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  • 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 Carolyne
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