Karei Surname
Approximately 1,720 people bear this surname
Karei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 747 | 1:61,820 | 6,031 |
| Iran | 529 | 1:145,147 | 12,868 |
| India | 250 | 1:3,068,262 | 91,248 |
| Japan | 103 | 1:1,241,207 | 22,305 |
| Papua New Guinea | 42 | 1:194,136 | 26,902 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Karei (984) may also be a first name.
Karei Demographics
Karei Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Karei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karei (Hindi: कारेी, Oriya: କେରଇ) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Karei.
How Common Is The Last Name Karei? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 234,252nd most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,236,945 people. The last name Karei occurs predominantly in Asia, where 52 percent of Karei reside; 45 percent reside in South Asia and 31 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 256,804th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 984 people.
Karei is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 747 people, or 1 in 61,820. In Kenya Karei is mostly concentrated in: Meru County, where 48 percent live, Kajiado County, where 36 percent live and Narok County, where 11 percent live. Excluding Kenya this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 31 percent live and India, where 15 percent live.
Karei Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Karei earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53% less than the national average, earning $20,281 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karei in the Hindi language | ||
| कारेी | karei | - |
| Karei in the Oriya language | ||
| କେରଇ | kera'i | 93.95 |
| ପାରି | pari | 0.95 |
| େଗୗରୀ | egari | 0.57 |
| ବାାରି | baari | 0.19 |
| କରାଇ | kara'i | 0.19 |
| କୁରୀ | kuri | 0.19 |
| ହରି | hari | 0.19 |
| କୁରି | kuri | 0.19 |
| ତାରୀଣୀ | tarini | 0.19 |
| କାମି | kami | 0.19 |
| କାୁରି | kauri | 0.19 |
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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 Karei
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