Charana Surname
Approximately 1,214 people bear this surname
Charana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 344 | 1:134,244 | 11,002 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Thailand | 211 | 1:334,779 | 57,913 |
| Portugal | 151 | 1:68,995 | 3,598 |
| India | 118 | 1:6,500,554 | 147,901 |
| Greece | 44 | 1:251,813 | 38,343 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Charaña (273) are calculated separately.
Charana (3,002) may also be a first name.
Charana Demographics
Charana Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Charana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Charana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Charana (Bengali: চরনা, Hindi: चरणा, Marathi: चरणा, Oriya: ଚରଣ, Russian: Чарана) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Charaña. For other potential spellings of Charana click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Charana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 310,357th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 6,002,921 people. Charana is mostly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Charana are found; 34 percent are found in South Asia and 34 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 132,100th most frequent forename in the world. It is borne by 3,002 people.
The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 344 people, or 1 in 134,244. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Nyamira County, where 81 percent live, Kisii County, where 13 percent live and Nairobi County, where 3 percent live. Not including Kenya Charana is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 24 percent live and Thailand, where 17 percent live.
Charana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Charana earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 110.45% more than the national average, earning R 500,100 per year and in United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Charana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Charana in the Bengali language | ||
| চরনা | carana | 75 |
| চরণা | carana | 25 |
| Charana in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚରଣ | carana | 70.57 |
| ବିୁଚରଣ | biucarana | 4.3 |
| ଚରଣାଇଁ | carana'im | 2.86 |
| େବେହରା | ebehara | 1.43 |
| ଚରଣା | carana | 1.17 |
| ମହାରଣା | maharana | 0.65 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 0.65 |
| ଫକିର | phakira | 0.65 |
| େମାହନ | emahana | 0.65 |
| କାହନ୍ୁ | kahanu | 0.39 |
| ରାଉତ | ra'uta | 0.39 |
| ଭିକାରୀ | bhikari | 0.39 |
| ଅଭୟ | abhaya | 0.26 |
| ତରଣ | tarana | 0.26 |
| ୀଚରଣ | icarana | 0.26 |
| େଗାପାଳ | egapala | 0.26 |
| ତାେରଣିଆ | taerani'a | 0.26 |
| ଛାଚରଣ | chacarana | 0.26 |
| ଭିକାରି | bhikari | 0.13 |
| ଉଛବ | uchaba | 0.13 |
| ବଚରଣ | bacarana | 0.13 |
| େକଶବ | ekasaba | 0.13 |
| େଭାଳ | ebhala | 0.13 |
| ବାମନ | bamana | 0.13 |
| ଫକୀର | phakira | 0.13 |
| ଗଛାୟତ | gachayata | 0.13 |
| ଚରମ | carama | 0.13 |
| େବୖରାଗୀ | ebaragi | 0.13 |
| ଧୂନାଇଁ | dhuna'im | 0.13 |
| ମର୍ାକ | maraka | 0.13 |
| ଶୁଚରଣ | sucarana | 0.13 |
| ଭଏନା | bha'ena | 0.13 |
| ନକୁଳାନ | nakulana | 0.13 |
| କୁମାର | kumara | 0.13 |
| ଚରନ | carana | 0.13 |
| ଭୁୟଁା | bhuyama | 0.13 |
| ଶୀଚରଣ | sicarana | 0.13 |
| ବାବନ | babana | 0.13 |
| ଛାେଟାଇ | chaeta'i | 0.13 |
| ଧୃବାନ | dhrbana | 0.13 |
| ରଣାଇଁ | rana'im | 0.13 |
| ସୁଦଶର୍ନ | sudasarna | 0.13 |
| ଚରତା | carata | 0.13 |
| ବରାଳ | barala | 0.13 |
| ପରିଡା | parida | 0.13 |
| ସାମଲ | samala | 0.13 |
| ବାରିକ | barika | 0.13 |
| େଚୖତନଯ୍ | ecatanay | 0.13 |
| Charana in the Marathi language | ||
| चरणा | carana | 65.71 |
| चाराना | carana | 22.86 |
| चरणााने | caranaane | 2.86 |
| चरणदार | caranadara | 2.86 |
| चरण | carana | 2.86 |
| चरना | carana | 2.86 |
| Charana in the Hindi language | ||
| चरणा | carana | 35.35 |
| चरना | carana | 33.33 |
| चरन | carana | 15.15 |
| चराना | carana | 6.06 |
| चारणा | carana | 5.05 |
| चरण | carana | 3.03 |
| चाराना | carana | 1.01 |
| चरऩ | carana | 1.01 |
| Charana in the Russian language | ||
| Чарана | carana | - |
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Footnotes
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