Karakire Surname
Approximately 447 people bear this surname
Karakire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 415 | 1:94,071 | 9,640 |
| Rwanda | 16 | 1:710,311 | 2,071 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Karakire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karakire Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karakire (Marathi: करकीरे) is most common in Uganda. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karakire? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 669,375th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 16,303,235 people. The surname Karakire occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Karakire are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 415 people, or 1 in 94,071. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Kiruhura District, where 18 percent live, Ntungamo District, where 15 percent live and Rukungiri District, where 10 percent live. Excluding Uganda it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 4 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karakirez | 94 | 76 | / |
| Kaarakire | 94 | 1 | / |
| Karakeire | 94 | 1 | / |
| Karakir | 93 | 94 | / |
| Karakre | 93 | 12 | / |
| Karakure | 88 | 116 | / |
| Karakare | 88 | 65 | / |
| Karakira | 88 | 41 | / |
| Karakiri | 88 | 15 | / |
| Karakiry | 88 | 4 | / |
| Karakere | 88 | 4 | / |
| Karacire | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kaurakir | 88 | 1 | / |
| Karakiris | 82 | 22 | / |
| Kharakare | 82 | 5 | / |
| Karachire | 82 | 4 | / |
| Karakiraa | 82 | 3 | / |
| Karakhere | 82 | 2 | / |
| Karakiray | 82 | 1 | / |
| Karakaira | 82 | 1 | / |
| Karakkare | 82 | 1 | / |
| Karaker | 80 | 121 | / |
| Karokre | 80 | 8 | / |
| Karakirova | 78 | 14 | / |
| Kharakhare | 78 | 7 | / |
| Kauhracire | 78 | 1 | / |
| Karraker | 75 | 788 | / |
| Karakher | 75 | 664 | / |
| Karacair | 75 | 66 | / |
| Karakera | 75 | 15 | / |
| Karakuri | 75 | 13 | / |
| Carakiri | 75 | 10 | / |
| Karokere | 75 | 6 | / |
| Karacker | 75 | 4 | / |
| Karakear | 75 | 4 | / |
| Karekure | 75 | 4 | / |
| Karakyri | 75 | 4 | / |
| Karachir | 75 | 3 | / |
| Karakeri | 75 | 2 | / |
| Karakery | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kerakure | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kharaker | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karasker | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karadker | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karekere | 75 | 1 | / |
| Korakiri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Carakere | 75 | 1 | / |
| Carahkre | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karokiri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karracker | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kharakera | 71 | 2 | / |
| Karakhera | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kherakure | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karakerai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karakoura | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caraker | 67 | 595 | / |
| Kharaciray | 67 | 88 | / |
| Karrakyery | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qaraqir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koraker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karakhetri | 67 | 1 | / |
Karakire Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karakire in the Marathi language | ||
| करकीरे | karakire | 75 |
| करिकरे | karikare | 25 |
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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 Karakire
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