Kararu Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kararu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kararu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1901:243,05216,770
India161:47,941,586492,263
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kararu (85) may also be a first name.

Kararu Last Name Facts

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

Kararu (Hindi: करारु, Marathi: कररू, Oriya: କରରୁ) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kararu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,070,546th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. Kararu is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Kararu live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kararu is also the 1,039,322nd most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 85 people.

Kararu is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 190 people, or 1 in 243,052. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Laikipia County, where 31 percent live, Nyeri County, where 30 percent live and Nakuru County, where 25 percent live. Beside Kenya it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in India, where 7 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kararou9211/
Kararus929/
Kararau923/
Khararu922/
Kararut921/
Kargaru921/
Karairu921/
Karearu921/
Karaeru921/
Kararru921/
Karrarou8635/
Kararush8630/
Kararous861/
Khararau861/
Kareru83357/
Keraru8331/
Koraru835/
Karoru834/
Cararu831/
Karuiru771,118/
Cararus77291/
Karooru7731/
Korearu7720/
Karereu774/
Kareeru772/
Korarou772/
Kuiraru771/
Kerauru771/
Kaareru771/
Katroru771/
Karrarrrru751/
Koyrarou711/
Karourou711/
Katrotru711/
Carrayrou67154/
Kereru67145/
Gkourarou6725/
Kargourou672/
Kororu671/

Kararu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kararu in the Marathi language
कररूkararu-
Kararu in the Oriya language
କରରୁkararu66.67
କରାରୂkararu33.33
Kararu in the Hindi language
करारुkararu45.45
करर्ुkararu18.18
का्ररूkararu18.18
करारूkararu18.18

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Footnotes

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