Karanur Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Karanur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karanur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2411:3,182,84493,477
Turkey141:5,558,673112,907
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Karanur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karanur (Marathi: करनुर) is found most frequently in India. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karanur? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karanur is the 996,001st most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. The last name Karanur occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Karanur reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 241 people, or 1 in 3,182,844. In India Karanur is primarily found in: Karnataka, where 88 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 12 percent are found. Other than India it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 5 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karanure93891/
Karaynur9314/
Karannur931/
Khairanur882/
Karanor86265/
Koranur8611/
Karenur866/
Keranur862/
Kharrainur821/
Karanurova821/
Cairanur8011/
Keeranur801/
Karenour801/
Coranur7112/
Korenur711/
Khairannor711/
Kereneur6793/
Kéréneur672/
Keyranor671/
Kerreneur6341/
Koronor571/
Corrainor502/

Karanur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karanur in the Marathi language
करनुरkaranura68.18
कारनूरkaranura9.09
करणुरkaranura9.09
कारनुरkaranura4.55
करनूरkaranura4.55
करणूरkaranura4.55

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