Kareru Surname

790,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Botswana

Kareru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kareru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2491:185,46113,917
India511:15,040,498247,985
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Kareru (27) may also be a first name.

Kareru Last Name Facts

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

Kareru (Hindi: करेरु, Marathi: करेरु) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kareru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 790,102nd most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 20,413,294 people. Kareru occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Kareru are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kareru is also the 2,036,353rd most common first name in the world. It is borne by 27 people.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 249 people, or 1 in 185,461. In Kenya Kareru is primarily found in: Kiambu County, where 34 percent are found, Kirinyaga County, where 28 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 19 percent are found. Besides Kenya it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 14 percent are found and Botswana, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karereu924/
Kareeru922/
Karearu921/
Karaeru921/
Karerus921/
Kaareru921/
Kariru83597/
Kararu83232/
Kereru83145/
Karoru834/
Kaureraus801/
Karuiru771,118/
Karioru7756/
Kereeru7720/
Karirou7712/
Kararau773/
Khararu772/
Kererru771/
Karairu771/
Carerud771/
Kararru771/
Karirut771/
Carrerou7199/
Karirouh716/
Carreiru712/
Khatriru711/
Khararau711/
Carereus711/
Carrierou6739/
Keraru6731/
Carreyrou6711/
Koraru675/
Kororu671/
Cariru671/
Koriru671/
Cararu671/

Kareru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kareru in the Hindi language
करेरुkareru-
Kareru in the Marathi language
करेरुkareru76.92
करेरूkareru7.69
करेरुावतीkareruavati7.69
कारेरूkareru7.69

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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 Kareru
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