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 held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karanur? popularity and diffusion

Karanur is the 996,001st most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Karanur reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Karanur is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 241 people, or 1 in 3,182,844. In India it is most numerous in: Karnataka, where 88 percent live and Maharashtra, where 12 percent live. Not including India this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 5 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

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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  • 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 Karanur
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