Karej Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Karej Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Karej (78) may also be a first name.
Karej Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karej Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karej (Hindi: करेज, Marathi: कारेज) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karej? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,432,070th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Karej live; 79 percent live in South Asia and 61 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Karej is also the 1,091,646th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 78 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 38,353,269. In India it is primarily found in: Gujarat, where 85 percent reside, Bihar, where 5 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 5 percent reside. Excluding India Karej is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 18 percent reside and Brazil, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karej Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karej in the Hindi language | ||
| करेज | kareja | - |
| Karej in the Marathi language | ||
| कारेज | kareja | - |
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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 Karej
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