Karambu Surname

54,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Karambu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karambu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9,3461:4,941695
England51:11,143,612252,590
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Karambu (1,080) may also be a first name.

Karambu Last Name Facts

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

Karambu (Oriya: କାରାୁଦିଗାଳ) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karambu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 54,338th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 778,168 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Karambu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 243,064th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,080 people.

The last name Karambu is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 9,346 people, or 1 in 4,941. In Kenya Karambu is most numerous in: Meru County, where 86 percent are found, Tharaka Nithi County, where 7 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 2 percent are found. Barring Kenya Karambu is found in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Karambu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karambux935/
Karambeu932/
Karambou932/
Karambus931/
Karambuth8817/
Karembu8691/
Korambu8621/
Karombu861/
Carambu861/
Karembeu80129/
Kerambou804/
Carambau801/
Kaurembu801/
Kerembu712/
Korombou671/
Kouroumbou591/
Koutroumbou561/

Karambu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karambu in the Oriya language
କାରାୁଦିଗାଳkaraudigala-

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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 Karambu
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