Karasum Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kenya

Karasum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karasum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Karasum (17) may also be a first name.

Karasum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karasum (Bengali: করসুম, Hindi: करसुम) is found most frequently in India. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karasum? popularity and diffusion

Karasum is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Karasum reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 17 people.

It is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India it is primarily found in: Gujarat, where 50 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 50 percent are found. Besides India it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kharasum933/
Karrashum881/
Karassoum881/
Karazum861/
Karajum861/
Korasum861/
Karasom861/
Karauzum8010/
Karachum807/
Korassoum751/
Karatchoum711/
Keresum711/
Karajoom671/

Karasum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karasum in the Bengali language
করসুমkarasuma-
Karasum in the Hindi language
करसुमkarasuma57.14
करसूमkarasuma42.86

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Karasum
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