Karans Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Karans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia221:93,18413,456
India71:109,580,769786,157
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Karans (18) may also be a first name.

Karans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karans (Hindi: करनस्, Marathi: करंस) is held by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Karans.

How Common Is The Last Name Karans? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,485,539th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Karans live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in Baltic Europe. Karans is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used given name on earth. It is borne by 18 people.

It is most commonly held in Latvia, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 93,184. In Latvia Karans is mostly found in: Riga Planning Region, where 91 percent live, Semigallia, where 5 percent live and Vidzeme, where 5 percent live. Besides Latvia Karans exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Karans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Karans has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Karans surname declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kargans9215/
Kairans9210/
Karanse921/
Kharans921/
Kaurans921/
Kearans921/
Karrans920/
Kerans831,809/
Karams83223/
Karons8313/
Karanz8311/
Korans834/
Carans831/
Khargansh8011/
Karanje774,069/
Keirans77132/
Karançe7731/
Korzans7728/
Keerans7714/
Karzons778/
Keyrans777/
Kearons775/
Karamse775/
Keransz774/
Carrans774/
Cargans773/
Karance772/
Kerrans771/
Karanze771/
Karannje714/
Kharanje714/
Karaınce713/
Karaunch713/
Karanche713/
Karamshe711/
Kauranje711/
Keirrans710/
Caratins710/
Caratens710/
Carams6748/
Carons6712/
Keranz673/
Karamz672/
Corans671/
Kaarannje671/
Kharanche671/
Kairõs671/
Caranx671/
Korons670/
Koranz670/
Kerons670/

Karans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karans in the Hindi language
करनस्karanas-
Karans in the Marathi language
करंसkaransa-

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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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  • 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 Karans
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