Karams Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Karams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2091:632,77149,860
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Karams Last Name Facts

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

Karams is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karams? popularity and diffusion

Karams is the 1,098,270th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,679,578 people. Karams occurs mostly in Oceania, where 91 percent of Karams reside; 91 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 91 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

This last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 632,771. In Indonesia Karams is mostly found in: West Papua, where 98 percent reside and Maluku, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karamse925/
Karamshe861/
Carams8348/
Karans8332/
Karamz832/
Karamsová801/
Karamsova801/
Kargans7715/
Kairans7710/
Kareems777/
Karanse771/
Kearans771/
Kharans771/
Carhams771/
Kaurans771/
Kerrams770/
Karrans770/
Karamche714/
Carasims713/
Khoramsh712/
Karemshh711/
Qaramz67251/
Korems6717/
Karons6713/
Khargansh6711/
Karanz6711/
Koroms675/
Korans674/
Carans671/
Kairõs671/
Kerems670/

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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 Karams
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