Karamwa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Karamwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Karamwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karamwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karamwa is found most in Kenya. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karamwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Karamwa is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Karamwa are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Nandi County, where 100 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Palestine, where 25 percent live and Uganda, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kharamwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Karemwa | 86 | 65 | / |
| Karomwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kharemwa | 80 | 155 | / |
| Karamuha | 80 | 15 | / |
| Karambea | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kairamba | 80 | 4 | / |
| Koramwad | 80 | 4 | / |
| Karambha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kayrambha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caramba | 71 | 689 | / |
| Karambé | 71 | 359 | / |
| Koremwa | 71 | 16 | / |
| Karamby | 71 | 9 | / |
| Karomwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Karamui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koramua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Carambay | 67 | 13 | / |
| Karambeh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kharambe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kharambo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Carambau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karamboy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karambho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caramvas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korramba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karambhi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Karamwa
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