Karamchand Surname

814,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Guyana

Karamchand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karamchand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1311:413,57036,044
India931:8,248,015171,602
Guyana581:13,1421,824
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Karamchand (3,266) may also be a first name.

Karamchand Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karamchand (Hindi: करमचन्द, Marathi: करमचंद, Oriya: କରମଚା) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karamchand? popularity and diffusion

Karamchand is the 814,680th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 21,308,614 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 39 percent of Karamchand live; 38 percent live in Southern Africa and 38 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Karamchand is also the 125,284th most numerous first name globally, held by 3,266 people.

Karamchand is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 413,570. In South Africa Karamchand is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 77 percent live, Gauteng, where 13 percent live and Western Cape, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in India, where 27 percent live and Guyana, where 17 percent live.

Karamchand Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karamchand surname are 31.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 84.62% being registered with the political party.

The amount Karamchand earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 14.98% more than the national average, earning R 273,240 per year; in United States they earn 5.82% more than the national average, earning $45,659 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.39% less than the national average, earning $33,094 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karamchand Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karamchand in the Oriya language
କରମଚାkaramaca-
Karamchand in the Marathi language
करमचंदkaramacanda96.83
करमचन्दkaramacanda0.33
लालचंदlalacanda0.33
करमkarama0.22
अमीरचंदamiracanda0.22
कारमचंदkaramacanda0.22
करमचंkaramacam0.22
िकशनचंदikasanacanda0.11
ताराचंदtaracanda0.11
करमचंदावणkaramacandavana0.11
कमलचंदkamalacanda0.11
अमरचंदamaracanda0.11
रामचंदramacanda0.11
करमचंदानचंदkaramacandanacanda0.11
कारडाkarada0.11
कमर्चंदkamarcanda0.11
यानचंदyanacanda0.11
कपूरचंदkapuracanda0.11
कशनचंदkasanacanda0.11
िकसनचंदikasanacanda0.11
मेरचंदmeracanda0.11
इंदरचंदindaracanda0.11
Karamchand in the Hindi language
करमचन्दkaramacanda74.29
कर्मचन्दkarmacanda20
कर्मkarma2.86
करामचन्दkaramacanda2.86

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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
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