Karawas Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Karawas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karawas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea601:135,89518,658
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Karawas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karawas has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karawas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karawas is the 2,394,033rd most common family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. Karawas occurs mostly in Oceania, where 94 percent of Karawas reside; 94 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 94 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

This surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 135,895. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Gulf, where 47 percent reside, Morobe, where 38 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 13 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea Karawas occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 3 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kharawas93102/
Karawash934/
Karawasz931/
Karavas861,780/
Qarawas862/
Carawas861/
Qarawash80336/
Karabasz80331/
Kharabas80258/
Katravas8081/
Kharavas8052/
Karawach803/
Karavasz801/
Karaweis801/
Caraways801/
Kharabash7569/
Karabasch7555/
Kharavais7514/
Kharavase753/
Khairavas751/
Karawatch751/
Carabas71760/
Karavaş71743/
Karavos71129/
Caravas71118/
Karabaš7199/
Kharavahas7110/
Karavasova719/
Qarabas717/
Karavaz716/
Karovas713/
Koravas711/
Qarawaz711/
Korawos711/
Karabaß711/
Karevas711/
Caraubas6779/
Karoubas6749/
Kourabas6734/
Qarabash6732/
Karavach6726/
Catravas6723/
Caraibas6716/
Katrovas674/
Khorabas671/
Karaivaz671/
Kheravas671/
Karovais671/

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