Karanya Surname
Approximately 231 people bear this surname
Karanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Karanya (136) may also be a first name.
Karanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karanya (Bengali: কারন্য, Hindi: करण्या, Marathi: करन्या, Oriya: କାରଣଯ୍) occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Karanya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karanya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Karanya is the 1,073,555th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 31,547,818 people. The surname Karanya occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Karanya live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 794,286th most prevalent first name globally, held by 136 people.
This last name is most widely held in Malawi, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Aside from Malawi it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 8 percent live and Thailand, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kairanya | 93 | 563 | / |
| Karanjya | 93 | 5 | / |
| Karaanya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kairanhya | 88 | 2 | / |
| Karanja | 86 | 117,297 | / |
| Caranya | 86 | 471 | / |
| Karania | 86 | 212 | / |
| Karanha | 86 | 39 | / |
| Karonya | 86 | 14 | / |
| Karanyo | 86 | 4 | / |
| Qaranya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Koranya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karanjia | 80 | 392 | / |
| Karanjai | 80 | 343 | / |
| Kairania | 80 | 201 | / |
| Karanjah | 80 | 93 | / |
| Karamnia | 80 | 20 | / |
| Karanjay | 80 | 15 | / |
| Kkaranja | 80 | 4 | / |
| Karaniah | 80 | 4 | / |
| Karhanyo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Karrania | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kharonya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kharania | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaurania | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karanija | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karanyos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karanjau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karaanja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kasrainia | 75 | 37 | / |
| Katranias | 75 | 23 | / |
| Kharangia | 75 | 21 | / |
| Karaunjia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karainiaa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kairanhia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kharamnia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khairanja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Koronya | 71 | 367 | / |
| Caranha | 71 | 329 | / |
| Karonyo | 71 | 36 | / |
| Koranyo | 71 | 24 | / |
| Carania | 71 | 7 | / |
| Koranha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Karanjo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Caragna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Caranja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Karaneo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Koragna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kauranajjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karanio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qarania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caranea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caranias | 67 | 64 | / |
| Karanjoo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Carangia | 67 | 10 | / |
| Koranias | 67 | 7 | / |
| Carranha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Carajnea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Karanjoi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Karamjai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Caranjay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Carragna | 67 | 3 | / |
| Quarania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kosrania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carranea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quaragna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koraniah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karamjia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoronya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kharanio | 67 | 1 | / |
Karanya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karanya in the Hindi language | ||
| करण्या | karanya | - |
| Karanya in the Oriya language | ||
| କାରଣଯ୍ | karanay | - |
| Karanya in the Marathi language | ||
| करन्या | karan'ya | 61.54 |
| करण्या | karanya | 38.46 |
| Karanya in the Bengali language | ||
| কারন্য | karan'ya | 50 |
| করান্যা | karan'ya | 50 |
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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 Karanya
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