Karenge Surname
Approximately 272 people bear this surname
Karenge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 133 | 1:347,217 | 20,627 |
| Zimbabwe | 54 | 1:285,893 | 29,291 |
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| Tanzania | 19 | 1:2,786,401 | 49,097 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Karenge (31) may also be a first name.
Karenge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karenge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karenge (Marathi: कारगे) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karenge? popularity and diffusion
The surname Karenge is the 959,117th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 26,792,448 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Karenge are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Karenge is also the 1,874,099th most numerous forename throughout the world It is held by 31 people.
Karenge is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 347,217. In Kenya Karenge is most prevalent in: Kiambu County, where 42 percent are found, Muranga County, where 42 percent are found and Nyandarua County, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karenge Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karenge in the Marathi language | ||
| कारगे | karage | 88.89 |
| करगे | karage | 11.11 |
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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 Karenge
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