Karamau Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Karamau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Karamau (16) may also be a first name.
Karamau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karamau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karamau (Hindi: करमाऊ, Marathi: करमउ) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Karamau.
How Common Is The Last Name Karamau? popularity and diffusion
Karamau is the 6,723,624th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 88 percent of Karamau reside; 88 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 88 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 16 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea Karamau is most numerous in: West Sepik, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karamau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karamau in the Marathi language | ||
| करमउ | karama'u | - |
| Karamau in the Hindi language | ||
| करमाऊ | karama'u | 66.67 |
| करमौ | karamau | 33.33 |
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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 Karamau
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