Karene Surname
Approximately 974 people bear this surname
Karene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 924 | 1:19,862 | 1,378 |
| Iran | 20 | 1:3,839,126 | 105,129 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Samoa | 4 | 1:48,452 | 659 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
The alternate forms: Karène (1) are calculated separately.
Karene (2,658) may also be a first name.
Karene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karene Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karene (Georgian: კარენე, Marathi: करेणे) is held by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Karène. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karene? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 369,191st most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,482,080 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Karene live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Mande Africa. It is also the 142,320th most widespread first name globally, held by 2,658 people.
It is most common in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 924 people, or 1 in 19,862. In Burkina Faso Karene is mostly found in: Centre-Est Region, where 94 percent reside, Centre Region, where 5 percent reside and Centre-Ouest Region, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Burkina Faso this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 2 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karene Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karene in the Georgian language | ||
| კარენე | karene | - |
| Karene in the Marathi language | ||
| करेणे | karene | 75 |
| कारेन | karena | 25 |
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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 Karene
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