Karea Surname
Approximately 555 people bear this surname
Karea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 302 | 1:152,914 | 12,145 |
| Papua New Guinea | 201 | 1:40,566 | 4,927 |
| Niger | 33 | 1:581,576 | 14,627 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Karea (268) may also be a first name.
Karea Demographics
Karea Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Karea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karea Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karea (Hindi: कारेआ, Marathi: करार, Russian: Кареа) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karea? popularity and diffusion
The surname Karea is the 568,972nd most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,130,713 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Karea are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 54 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Karea is also the 543,171st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 268 people.
This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 302 people, or 1 in 152,914. In Kenya Karea is most common in: Meru County, where 67 percent reside, Tharaka Nithi County, where 32 percent reside and Kericho County, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Karea is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 36 percent reside and Niger, where 6 percent reside.
Karea Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Karea last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karea Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karea in the Hindi language | ||
| कारेआ | kare'a | - |
| Karea in the Marathi language | ||
| करार | karara | - |
| Karea in the Russian language | ||
| Кареа | karea | - |
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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 Karea
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