Kaoru Surname

636,210th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Kaoru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaoru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan4171:306,58111,256
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Estonia81:165,22626,217
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Kaoru (256,963) may also be a first name.

Kaoru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kaoru (Russian: Каору) is found most in Japan. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaoru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 636,210th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 15,214,083 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Kaoru live; 87 percent live in East Asia and 87 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 4,091st most common first name on earth, held by 256,963 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Japan, where it is held by 417 people, or 1 in 306,581. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Kagoshima Prefecture, where 32 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 29 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 15 percent are found. Not including Japan this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 4 percent are found and Russia, where 4 percent are found.

Kaoru Last Name Statistics demography

Kaoru earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.47% more than the national average, earning $47,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kahoru9168/
Kaouru9112/
Kaorui914/
Kaorut911/
Kaooru911/
Kayoru911/
Kahjoru8310/
Kaourou836/
Kaiyoru831/
Kaourau831/
Kayorou831/
Khayoru831/
Koaru8058/
Caoru802/
Kahourou773/
Koharu73160/
Kojoru7341/
Koyuru7323/
Kouoru7315/
Kohoru7313/
Kouuru738/
Kouaru738/
Koouru734/
Kuiaru734/
Keyoru731/
Koyoru731/
Koarou731/
Kaearu731/
Kayyuru67447/
Koyyuru67151/
Kouarou6750/
Kahuuru6716/
Koyyaru679/
Kayyaru679/
Kohorou675/
Keujaru674/
Kaujuru673/
Kuiarou671/
Kajuiru671/
Kojjuru671/
Koiyuru671/
Kaayaru671/
Kaiyuru671/
Kaiyaru671/
Kuiarui671/

Kaoru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaoru in the Russian language
Каоруkaoru-

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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
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  • 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 Kaoru
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