Karamoko Surname

14,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Karamoko Surname User-submission:

Karamoko is a name that most of the Mouhelaka a group of the Koyaka ethnic group of Mankono in Ivory Coast carry. This name was originally Fofana. In time he became Karamoko because this Fofanas was endowed in Koranic sciences.

Karamoko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast37,4601:61665
France1,0451:63,5628,703
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Niger121:1,599,33532,126
England121:4,643,172139,951
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Karamoko (49,029) may also be a first name.

Karamoko Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Karamoko is a name that most of the Mouhelaka a group of the Koyaka ethnic group of Mankono in Ivory Coast carry. This name was originally Fofana. In time he became Karamoko because this Fofanas was endowed in Koranic sciences.

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Karamoko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karamoko (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺮﺍﻣﻮﻛﻮ) occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karamoko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 14,402nd most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 188,143 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Karamoko are found; 66 percent are found in West Africa and 41 percent are found in Mande Africa. Karamoko is also the 18,818th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 49,029 people.

The surname is most widely held in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 37,460 people, or 1 in 616. In The Ivory Coast it is most numerous in: Woroba District, where 37 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 30 percent live and Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 8 percent live. Besides The Ivory Coast Karamoko is found in 22 countries. It is also found in France, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Karamoko Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karamoko last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Karamoko earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85.28% less than the national average, earning R 34,980 per year and in United States they earn 34.38% less than the national average, earning $28,316 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karamoko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karamoko in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺮﺍﻣﻮﻛﻮkramwkw33.33
ﻛﺎﺭﺍﻣﻮﻛﻮkaramwkw22.22
ﻛﺮﻣﻮﻛﻮkrmwkw22.22
ﻛﺮﻣﻮﻙkrmwk11.11
ﻛﺮﺍﻣﻜﻮkramkw11.11

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