Caru Surname
Approximately 1,506 people bear this surname
Caru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 531 | 1:33,176 | 1,747 |
| Italy | 515 | 1:118,751 | 19,603 |
| France | 90 | 1:738,030 | 91,686 |
| Argentina | 84 | 1:508,850 | 37,434 |
| Indonesia | 58 | 1:2,280,159 | 138,233 |
| India | 51 | 1:15,040,498 | 247,985 |
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| Turkey | 30 | 1:2,594,047 | 79,854 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| Romania | 21 | 1:956,089 | 52,327 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Taiwan | 11 | 1:2,131,341 | 13,802 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Carù (44) & Carú (8) are calculated separately.
Caru (1,055) may also be a first name.
Caru Demographics
Caru Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Caru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Caru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Caru is more frequently found in Chile than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Carù or Carú. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Caru? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 260,746th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,839,008 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Caru live; 42 percent live in South America and 41 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 246,481st most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 1,055 people.
The surname is most numerous in Chile, where it is carried by 531 people, or 1 in 33,176. In Chile Caru is most numerous in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 69 percent live, Valparaíso Region, where 9 percent live and O'Higgins Region, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Chile Caru occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 34 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.
Caru Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Caru has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 283 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Caru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Caru earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.06% less than the national average, earning $24,139 USD per year.
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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 Caru
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