Karawo Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

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

Karawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Karawo Last Name Facts

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

Karawo is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Karawo.

How Common Is The Last Name Karawo? popularity and diffusion

Karawo is the 5,057,639th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 40 percent of Karawo live; 40 percent live in Oceania Islands and 40 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The last name Karawo is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea Karawo is most numerous in: Northern, where 67 percent reside, Madang, where 17 percent reside and Western, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 33 percent reside and Nigeria, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kharawo9213/
Karaawo924/
Kaurawo921/
Karawa831,688/
Karavo8337/
Korawo8315/
Karewo8310/
Kerawo831/
Carawo831/
Karowo831/
Kharawa77512/
Karavos77129/
Katrawa77107/
Karavou7744/
Karawah7741/
Karahwa7729/
Kourawo7713/
Karaabo7712/
Karawat7712/
Karawad774/
Karasuo774/
Karaiwa773/
Karawaa773/
Karaboj773/
Carrawo772/
Karavod772/
Korawou771/
Karawwa771/
Karaewa771/
Kereawo771/
Korawos771/
Karauwa771/
Karahbo771/
Kaurawa771/
Kairowo771/
Karavoi771/
Karavoz771/
Karasvo771/
Kharawas71102/
Kairavuo7143/
Karaiboh7116/
Karawaha7115/
Kharawad7110/
Karawa'a718/
Kaarasuo714/
Karahawa714/
Karawatt714/
Karawath714/
Karawash714/
Karawach713/
Karasvuo711/
Kourawgo711/
Karawasz711/
Karavoot711/
Karatvuo711/
Kaharabo711/
Kairasuo711/
Karrabou711/
Karzawah711/
Carrawoy711/
Kaarawaa711/
Kareva6712,829/
Karova672,846/
Karava672,230/
Karowa671,169/
Korawa67224/
Karewa67141/
Korewo67111/
Carabo67101/
Karová6784/
Kerawa6775/
Karevo6726/
Kerewo6720/
Karovo6716/
Khatrawat6715/
Korowo679/
Qarawa677/
Carawa675/
Khairabho673/
Kerowo673/
Karawatch671/
Koravo671/
Kaarawath671/
Keravo671/
Caravo670/

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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 Karawo
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