Karakye Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Karakye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
Karakye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karakye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karakye is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karakye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Karakye is the 4,908,606th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Karakye are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 3,003,021. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kampala District, where 23 percent are found, Isingiro District, where 15 percent are found and Kasese District, where 8 percent are found. Beside Uganda this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 6 percent are found and Rwanda, where 6 percent are found.
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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 Karakye
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