Karaou Surname
Approximately 1,275 people bear this surname
Karaou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 1,033 | 1:18,684 | 1,397 |
| Niger | 222 | 1:86,451 | 3,680 |
| Benin | 13 | 1:795,046 | 42,452 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Karaou (31) may also be a first name.
Karaou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karaou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karaou is most common in Syria. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karaou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Karaou is the 298,559th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 5,715,722 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 81 percent of Karaou live; 81 percent live in West Asia and 81 percent live in Levant. It is also the 1,874,099th most numerous first name on earth, held by 31 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Syria, where it is held by 1,033 people, or 1 in 18,684. In Syria it is most prevalent in: Aleppo Governorate, where 100 percent reside, Damascus Governorate, where 0 percent reside and Hama Governorate, where 0 percent reside. Apart from Syria this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 17 percent reside and Benin, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Karaou
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