Karanja Surname
Approximately 117,297 people bear this surname
Karanja Surname User-submission:
The Karanja surname means 'born of hard', 'difficult to obtain'.
Karanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 113,221 | 1:408 | 47 |
| Sudan | 2,240 | 1:16,746 | 2,298 |
| United States | 813 | 1:445,829 | 38,265 |
| Tanzania | 197 | 1:268,739 | 21,270 |
| England | 167 | 1:333,641 | 24,529 |
| United Arab Emirates | 133 | 1:68,889 | 6,446 |
| India | 119 | 1:6,445,928 | 147,141 |
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
| Australia | 65 | 1:415,318 | 33,226 |
| Uganda | 46 | 1:848,680 | 39,357 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Iceland | 13 | 1:29,238 | 2,297 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Karanja (29,783) may also be a first name.
Karanja Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Karanja surname means 'born of hard', 'difficult to obtain'.
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Karanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karanja (Hindi: करन्जा, Marathi: करंजा, Oriya: କର) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Karanja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karanja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,817th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 62,129 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Karanja live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 28,046th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 29,783 people.
It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 113,221 people, or 1 in 408. In Kenya Karanja is primarily found in: Kiambu County, where 24 percent live, Nakuru County, where 16 percent live and Nairobi County, where 13 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in 58 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Karanja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Karanja last name are 32.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.88% registered with the political party.
The amount Karanja earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 25.95% less than the national average, earning 256,255 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 10.32% less than the national average, earning R 213,108 per year; in United States they earn 0.58% more than the national average, earning $43,399 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.29% less than the national average, earning $35,129 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karanja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karanja in the Oriya language | ||
| କର | kara | 89.87 |
| କରା | kara | 7.59 |
| Karanja in the Marathi language | ||
| करंजा | karanja | 54.24 |
| कारंजा | karanja | 44.07 |
| खेमराज | khemaraja | 1.69 |
| Karanja in the Hindi language | ||
| करन्जा | karanja | 33.33 |
| करंजा | karanja | 33.33 |
| करांजा | karanja | 33.33 |
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