Karekare Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Karekare Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karekare Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Karekare (21) may also be a first name.

Karekare Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Karekare Come From? nationality or country of origin

Karekare (Marathi: करेकरा) is carried by more people in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karekare? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,394,033rd most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 61 percent of Karekare live; 39 percent live in Australasia and 39 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used given name on earth, borne by 21 people.

It is most commonly used in New Zealand, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 301,888. In New Zealand it is primarily found in: Bay of Plenty Region, where 53 percent live, Hawke's Bay Region, where 40 percent live and Waikato Region, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account New Zealand it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 23 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karekare Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karekare in the Marathi language
करेकराkarekara-

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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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  • 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 Karekare
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