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
Average Karau Salary in
United States
$43,449 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Karau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karau (Hindi: करऊ, Marathi: कराउ, Oriya: କାରଉ, Russian: Карау) is found most in Germany. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karau? popularity and diffusion
Karau is the 128,622nd most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,068,563 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 frequent first name globally, held by 316 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 1,053 people, or 1 in 76,453. In Germany Karau is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent are found, Berlin, where 16 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 12 percent are found. Barring Germany Karau exists in 28 countries. It is also common 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 over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 16,067 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Karau Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Karau surname are 18.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.35% being registered to vote for the 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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