Karangu Surname

823,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Karangu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karangu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2251:205,24414,810
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
India211:36,526,923420,161
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Karangu (92) may also be a first name.

Karangu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karangu (Marathi: करंगु) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Karangu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karangu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karangu is the 823,466th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 21,624,765 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Karangu reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Karangu is also the 992,070th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 92 people.

The surname Karangu is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 225 people, or 1 in 205,244. In Kenya Karangu is mostly concentrated in: Nakuru County, where 32 percent reside, Laikipia County, where 26 percent reside and Nyeri County, where 17 percent reside. Beside Kenya this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.

Karangu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Karangu last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Karangu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.8% more than the national average, earning $65,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karangu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karangu in the Marathi language
करंगुkarangu75
करंगूkarangu25

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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
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  • 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 Karangu
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