Karanam Surname

17,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Karanam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karanam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India30,9491:24,7851,875
United States2921:1,241,29887,773
United Arab Emirates1271:72,1446,726
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Singapore341:161,9916,884
England321:1,741,18971,393
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Karañam (1) are calculated separately.

Karanam (3,503) may also be a first name.

Karanam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karanam (Hindi: करनाम, Marathi: करनम, Oriya: କାରାଣାମ୍) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Karañam. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karanam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 17,526th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 230,728 people. The surname Karanam is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Karanam are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 119,944th most frequently held first name globally, held by 3,503 people.

This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 30,949 people, or 1 in 24,785. In India it is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 87 percent reside, Telangana, where 8 percent reside and Karnataka, where 2 percent reside. Not including India this surname occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Karanam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karanam surname are 1.8% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.43% registered to vote for the political party.

Karanam earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.82% more than the national average, earning $50,838 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karanam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karanam in the Marathi language
करनमkaranama54.39
करनामkaranama12.28
कारनामkaranama10.53
करणंमkaranamma8.77
करणमkaranama7.02
करानमkaranama3.51
करणामkaranama1.75
करारामkararama1.75
Karanam in the Hindi language
करनामkaranama40
करनमkaranama33.33
करणमkaranama20
करणँkaranam6.67
Karanam in the Oriya language
କାରାଣାମ୍karanam16.9
କାରଣମ୍karanam16.9
କାରଣମkaranama12.68
କରଣମkaranama11.27
କରଣkarana7.04
କାରଣାମ୍karanam5.63
କାରଣାମkaranama4.23
କରଣମ୍karanam4.23
କାରନମ୍karanam4.23
କାରଣଂkaranam2.82
କାରାଣମ୍karanam2.82
କାର୍ମୁkarmu2.82
କାଣର୍ମୁkanarmu1.41
କାରଣାkarana1.41
କୁମାରkumara1.41
କାରନାମkaranama1.41
କାର୍ାମୁkaramu1.41

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Karanam
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis