Karakau Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Karakau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Karakau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karakau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karakau (Hindi: करकऊ) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Karakau.
How Common Is The Last Name Karakau? popularity and diffusion
The surname Karakau is the 6,723,624th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Karakau is primarily found in Oceania, where 88 percent of Karakau are found; 88 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 88 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
It is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 100 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea it occurs in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karakau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karakau in the Hindi language | ||
| करकऊ | karaka'u | - |
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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 Karakau
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