Kareji Surname
Approximately 656 people bear this surname
Kareji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 549 | 1:84,116 | 7,722 |
| Iran | 57 | 1:1,347,062 | 55,719 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Kareji (13) may also be a first name.
Kareji Demographics
Kareji Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kareji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kareji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kareji (Hindi: करेजी, Marathi: करेजी) is most common in Kenya. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kareji? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 501,369th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,109,064 people. Kareji is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Kareji reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 49 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kareji is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 13 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 549 people, or 1 in 84,116. In Kenya Kareji is most common in: Vihiga County, where 42 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 22 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 9 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.
Kareji Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kareji last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kareji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kareji in the Marathi language | ||
| करेजी | kareji | 66.67 |
| कारेजी | kareji | 16.67 |
| करेजीाक्षण | karejiaksana | 16.67 |
| Kareji in the Hindi language | ||
| करेजी | kareji | 60 |
| कारेजी | kareji | 40 |
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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 Kareji
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