Karav Surname

157,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,777 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Turkey

Karav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,0881:367,36819,842
Turkey6751:115,2919,700
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Karav (312) may also be a first name.

Karav Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karav (Arabic: كراف, Hindi: करव, Marathi: करव, Russian: Карав) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karav? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 157,494th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,624,251 people. The surname Karav occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Karav are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 497,456th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 312 people.

This last name is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 2,088 people, or 1 in 367,368. In India Karav is most common in: Gujarat, where 72 percent are found, Karnataka, where 22 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 5 percent are found. Other than India this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 24 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karaev9126,900/
Kharav9110,464/
Kaurav91885/
Kairav9134/
Kayrav9119/
Karaiv914/
Karayv913/
Karasv912/
Karavh911/
Kharaev83495/
Khairav83349/
Karhaev8321/
Karzhav8312/
Karaaiv836/
Kharaiv833/
Karraev832/
Kauraev831/
Kharatv831/
Karavtt831/
Kaharav831/
Karev808,208/
Karov802,467/
Korav80727/
Carav80511/
Karaw80381/
Karaf80355/
Kerav80171/
Qarav801/
Karafová77372/
Karafova7719/
Karzhauv775/
Kharraev771/
Khairaev771/
Kharavch771/
Kairov735,651/
Karova732,846/
Koraev732,170/
Kaurov731,787/
Karraf731,329/
Karowa731,169/
Khorav73834/
Kareev73764/
Kaarov73489/
Karzov73290/
Kharov73241/
Karaph73217/
Kayrov73194/
Kargov73188/
Kharev73181/
Kourav73158/
Karafe7398/
Qaraev7397/
Kherav7393/
Karoev7385/
Karauw7380/
Katrov7371/
Karaff7367/
Kaerov7325/
Kharaf7324/
Korgav7317/
Karhov7314/
Kauraw7313/
Kairev7311/
Caraev737/
Kairaf737/
Karaew733/
Kairaw733/
Karuov732/
Kharaw732/
Karaaw732/
Kareaw732/
Keraev731/
Karrev731/
Keraiv731/
Karrov731/
Qarayv731/
Karaab731/
Caurav731/
Kerauv731/
Karafh731/
Karapf731/
Kaarab731/
Carauv731/
Karaffová71300/
Kayravova7119/
Karaffova7112/
Khatravth711/
Karzhov674,619/
Kairova672,946/
Khayrov672,550/
Kaurova672,407/
Kaharov672,191/
Khairov671,850/
Kaarova67433/
Kharraf67385/
Kayrova67257/
Kargova67190/
Khaerov67186/
Kharova67173/
Kairovs67100/
Karaphe6780/
Kharaab6767/
Karhova6720/
Kahyrov6717/
Karrova6714/
Kharzov6712/
Khareev6711/
Kharowa6710/
Kouraev673/
Khairaw673/
Khayrev672/
Kheraev672/
Khoraev672/
Kharauf672/
Kairowa672/
Karaafe672/
Kaaarov671/
Kharouv671/
Khatrov671/
Khaurov671/
Khargov671/
Khaarov671/
Karafch671/
Kaurovs671/
Khareiv671/
Khatraf671/
Kaeraph671/
Kahrova671/
Karafsh671/
Kkaraph671/
Korzhav671/
Kharafe671/
Kaurauf670/

Karav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karav in the Marathi language
करवkarava89.14
करावkarava6.86
कारवkarava2.29
Karav in the Hindi language
करवkarava57.14
कारवkarava28.57
करावkarava14.29
Karav in the Russian language
Каравkarav-
Karav in the Arabic language
كرافkraf-

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Footnotes

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