Karanu Surname

150,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,936 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Karanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,8131:16,4171,968
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Indonesia391:3,391,005183,158
India141:54,790,384527,769
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
England11:55,718,059489,080

Karanu (1,341) may also be a first name.

Karanu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karanu (Hindi: करनू, Marathi: करणु, Oriya: କରନ) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Karanu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karanu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 150,270th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,482,134 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Karanu reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Karanu is also the 214,466th most frequently used given name globally It is held by 1,341 people.

Karanu is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 2,813 people, or 1 in 16,417. In Kenya Karanu is primarily concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 29 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 23 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 18 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Karanu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Karanu surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Karanu earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.98% more than the national average, earning $58,241 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karangu92337/
Karanut92212/
Karganu9227/
Karanuh9223/
Karhanu9221/
Karannu924/
Karanau924/
Karanou922/
Karanuz921/
Karainu921/
Karanouh861,110/
Karanout8665/
Karangau869/
Karranut864/
Karanuch862/
Katranou861/
Karahanu861/
Khairanu861/
Karanaut861/
Karangou861/
Koranu8395/
Caranu8322/
Karenu835/
Karonu833/
Keranu831/
Karahanau8017/
Karannous801/
Karonau7729/
Keranuh7711/
Caranau773/
Carangu772/
Karuinu771/
Caranus771/
Kharonu771/
Karanoe771/
Korangu771/
Koranuj771/
Carranu771/
Caranuh771/
Kerainu771/
Karenau771/
Karenou771/
Kuiranu771/
Ceauranu7178/
Kouranou7152/
Karounou7147/
Korranuu7123/
Korangou714/
Carangau711/
Karanooh711/
Koreanou711/
Ceaureanu6737/
Korenu6728/
Kerenu679/
Koronu678/
Karounous671/
Koyrangou671/

Karanu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karanu in the Oriya language
କରନkarana-
Karanu in the Hindi language
करनूkaranu52.38
करणूkaranu19.05
करणुkaranu14.29
करनुkaranu14.29
Karanu in the Marathi language
करणुkaranu37.21
करनुkaranu29.39
करणूkaranu20.23
करनूkaranu11.07
कणुर्kanur0.38
कारणुkaranu0.38
कणूर्kanur0.19
जकरणुjakaranu0.19
कारनुkaranu0.19
िकसनाikasana0.19
कान्हुkanhu0.19
वारलुvaralu0.19

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karanu
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