Karawas Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Karawas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 60 | 1:135,895 | 18,658 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Karawas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karawas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karawas is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Karawas click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karawas? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,394,033rd most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 94 percent of Karawas reside; 94 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 94 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
The last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 135,895. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Gulf, where 47 percent live, Morobe, where 38 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 13 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 3 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kharawas | 93 | 102 | / |
| Karawash | 93 | 4 | / |
| Karawasz | 93 | 1 | / |
| Karavas | 86 | 1,780 | / |
| Qarawas | 86 | 2 | / |
| Carawas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Qarawash | 80 | 336 | / |
| Karabasz | 80 | 331 | / |
| Kharabas | 80 | 258 | / |
| Katravas | 80 | 81 | / |
| Kharavas | 80 | 52 | / |
| Karawach | 80 | 3 | / |
| Karavasz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karaweis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Caraways | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kharabash | 75 | 69 | / |
| Karabasch | 75 | 55 | / |
| Kharavais | 75 | 14 | / |
| Kharavase | 75 | 3 | / |
| Khairavas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karawatch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Carabas | 71 | 760 | / |
| Karavaş | 71 | 743 | / |
| Karavos | 71 | 129 | / |
| Caravas | 71 | 118 | / |
| Karabaš | 71 | 99 | / |
| Kharavahas | 71 | 10 | / |
| Karavasova | 71 | 9 | / |
| Qarabas | 71 | 7 | / |
| Karavaz | 71 | 6 | / |
| Karovas | 71 | 3 | / |
| Koravas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qarawaz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Korawos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karabaß | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karevas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caraubas | 67 | 79 | / |
| Karoubas | 67 | 49 | / |
| Kourabas | 67 | 34 | / |
| Qarabash | 67 | 32 | / |
| Karavach | 67 | 26 | / |
| Catravas | 67 | 23 | / |
| Caraibas | 67 | 16 | / |
| Katrovas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khorabas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karaivaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheravas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karovais | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Karawas
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