Karau Surname
Approximately 3,523 people bear this surname
Karau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,053 | 1:76,453 | 9,677 |
| Kenya | 741 | 1:62,321 | 6,066 |
| Papua New Guinea | 579 | 1:14,082 | 1,346 |
| United States | 482 | 1:751,989 | 58,734 |
| Nigeria | 193 | 1:917,838 | 39,641 |
| Indonesia | 171 | 1:773,387 | 59,023 |
| Tanzania | 90 | 1:588,240 | 37,030 |
| Canada | 56 | 1:657,957 | 53,499 |
| Switzerland | 30 | 1:273,764 | 22,252 |
| Poland | 24 | 1:1,583,698 | 89,279 |
| Solomon Islands | 21 | 1:27,620 | 5,477 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Karau (316) may also be a first name.
Karau Demographics
Karau Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Karau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karau (Hindi: करऊ, Marathi: कराउ, Oriya: କାରଉ, Russian: Карау) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Karau.
How Common Is The Last Name Karau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 128,622nd most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,068,563 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 32 percent of Karau reside; 31 percent reside in Western Europe and 31 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Karau is also the 494,051st most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 316 people.
This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 1,053 people, or 1 in 76,453. In Germany Karau is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent are found, Berlin, where 16 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 21 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found.
Karau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Karau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Karau surname rose 16,067 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Karau Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Karau last name are 18.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.35% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Karau earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.7% more than the national average, earning $43,449 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.95% more than the national average, earning $52,143 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karau in the Marathi language | ||
| कराउ | kara'u | 72.73 |
| करार | karara | 18.18 |
| करऩू | karanu | 9.09 |
| Karau in the Hindi language | ||
| करऊ | kara'u | 70.37 |
| कराऊ | kara'u | 14.81 |
| कराउ | kara'u | 7.41 |
| करौआ | karau'a | 3.7 |
| करौ | karau | 3.7 |
| Karau in the Oriya language | ||
| କାରଉ | kara'u | 66.67 |
| କାରାଉ | kara'u | 33.33 |
| Karau in the Russian language | ||
| Карау | karau | - |
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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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- 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 Karau
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