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 most common in Latvia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karans? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,485,539th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Karans reside; 69 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in Baltic Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 18 people.

This surname is most common in Latvia, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 93,184. In Latvia Karans is primarily found in: Riga Planning Region, where 91 percent are found, Semigallia, where 5 percent are found and Vidzeme, where 5 percent are found. Beside Latvia Karans is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Karans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Karans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Karans surname decreased 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
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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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