Karega Surname
Approximately 5,733 people bear this surname
Karega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 4,341 | 1:2,618 | 637 |
| Kenya | 817 | 1:56,524 | 5,610 |
| Tanzania | 367 | 1:144,255 | 13,193 |
| Uganda | 85 | 1:459,286 | 27,240 |
| Indonesia | 50 | 1:2,644,984 | 153,918 |
| United States | 36 | 1:10,068,304 | 413,125 |
| Croatia | 13 | 1:325,277 | 30,776 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Karega (350) may also be a first name.
Karega Demographics
Karega Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Karega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karega (Hindi: करेगा, Marathi: करेगा, Russian: Карега) is held by more people in Rwanda than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Karega click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karega? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 84,295th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,271,157 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Karega live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Karega is also the 465,882nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 350 people.
It is most frequent in Rwanda, where it is borne by 4,341 people, or 1 in 2,618. Barring Rwanda it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 14 percent reside and Tanzania, where 6 percent reside.
Karega Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Karega earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 57.99% less than the national average, earning $18,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karega Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karega in the Hindi language | ||
| करेगा | karega | - |
| Karega in the Marathi language | ||
| करेगा | karega | 50 |
| कारेगा | karega | 50 |
| Karega in the Russian language | ||
| Карега | karega | - |
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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 Karega
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