Karetu Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Karetu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karetu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Karetu Last Name Facts

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

Karetu (Hindi: करेटू, Oriya: କାେରତୁ) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karetu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,100,440th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. Karetu is predominantly found in Oceania, where 88 percent of Karetu live; 85 percent live in Oceania Islands and 85 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 263,023. In Papua New Guinea Karetu is mostly found in: Northern, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 8 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karetou9219/
Karetau9214/
Karethu924/
Kareutu922/
Karettu921/
Karietu921/
Karreetu861/
Karatu831,303/
Karotu83866/
Karitu83400/
Caretu835/
Keretu834/
Karrotu772,798/
Karaytu77398/
Karatuğ77302/
Karothu77177/
Karatau7776/
Kairatu7772/
Karottu7757/
Karattu7743/
Karratu7710/
Karithu779/
Karritu775/
Kharotu775/
Kharatu775/
Kharitu773/
Karathu773/
Karitou772/
Karaitu771/
Kaaratu771/
Karotau771/
Karotou771/
Kkaratu771/
Korietu771/
Karatuu771/
Karaatu771/
Kairitu771/
Karaaytu71829/
Karrothu71722/
Karyotou71185/
Khaeratu71148/
Kariotou7194/
Kharitou7128/
Khairatu7121/
Kargituğ7113/
Kaaristu7112/
Kairittu7111/
Kariottu715/
Karrottu714/
Koirethu714/
Karaitou712/
Kharothu711/
Kharatau711/
Karrathu711/
Karrohtu711/
Carethus711/
Karituha711/
Karattou711/
Karaytuğ711/
Karathau711/
Karrithu711/
Carettus710/
Caratu67101/
Korotu6729/
Koratu6717/
Keritu6711/
Kerotu673/
Koritu673/
Keratu672/
Caritu672/
Karitó671/
Caretó671/
Carrethus670/

Karetu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karetu in the Hindi language
करेटूkaretu-
Karetu in the Oriya language
କାେରତୁkaeratu-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karetu
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