Karanus Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Karanus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karanus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Karanus (10) may also be a first name.

Karanus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karanus (Marathi: करनुस) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karanus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Karanus are found; 78 percent are found in West Asia and 78 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Karanus is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 10 people.

The last name Karanus is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 11,117,346. In Turkey Karanus is mostly concentrated in: Sivas Province, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Turkey this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 11 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karanaus936/
Karrangus886/
Karannous881/
Karanos8621/
Karenus8610/
Caranus861/
Koranus861/
Karanuz861/
Karanuch802/
Karounous751/
Koronus711/
Karounos67365/
Kouranos6798/
Caranhos675/
Koreanos671/
Couranus671/
Koronos5731/
Koranoz5717/
Corenus574/
Caraños571/
Qaronos571/
Coronus571/
Correnus531/
Coroneus531/
Korenhuiz501/
Coutronus500/

Karanus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karanus in the Marathi language
करनुसkaranusa-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Karanus
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