Karenju Surname
Approximately 416 people bear this surname
Karenju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 408 | 1:113,186 | 9,628 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Karenju (54) may also be a first name.
Karenju Demographics
Karenju Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Karenju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karenju Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karenju is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karenju? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 706,244th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,518,139 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Karenju live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Karenju is also the 1,350,955th most prevalent given name world-wide It is held by 54 people.
This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 408 people, or 1 in 113,186. In Kenya Karenju is mostly found in: Muranga County, where 39 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 27 percent are found and Nyeri County, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Kenya it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Karenju Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karnju | 92 | 2 | / |
| Karnjuš | 86 | 36 | / |
| Karenzu | 86 | 18 | / |
| Karanju | 86 | 11 | / |
| Karnjau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karinju | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karanjui | 80 | 2 | / |
| Karanjau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kornju | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kairenius | 75 | 116 | / |
| Kajrenius | 75 | 11 | / |
| Karengius | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karincu | 71 | 104 | / |
| Karinsu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Karimju | 71 | 1 | / |
| Carenius | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karimjou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kharengiuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karingiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cairenius | 63 | 33 | / |
| Katrinoyu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Carnzu | 62 | 6 | / |
| Kornsu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kornchu | 57 | 34 | / |
| Korignu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kornshu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Koroneou | 53 | 34 | / |
| Corenius | 53 | 6 | / |
| Kornschu | 53 | 5 | / |
| Kheraniu | 53 | 3 | / |
| Karimçou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Carignau | 53 | 0 | / |
| Catrinoiu | 50 | 1,440 | / |
| Couranjou | 50 | 67 | / |
| Kornschuh | 50 | 15 | / |
| Catrinius | 50 | 1 | / |
| Cairénius | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Karenju
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