Karayu Surname
Approximately 676 people bear this surname
Karayu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 660 | 1:69,970 | 6,642 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Karayu (10) may also be a first name.
Karayu Demographics
Karayu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Karayu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karayu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karayu (Marathi: करयु) is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Karayu? popularity and diffusion
Karayu is the 490,085th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 10,780,393 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Karayu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 10 people.
Karayu is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 660 people, or 1 in 69,970. In Kenya Karayu is primarily concentrated in: Marsabit County, where 98 percent reside, Isiolo County, where 1 percent reside and Kwale County, where 0 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 1 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Karayu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Karayu last name is predominantly Christian (56%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karayu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karayu in the Marathi language | ||
| करयु | karayu | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Karayu
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