Kareu Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Kareu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 76 | 1:607,630 | 28,249 |
| Papua New Guinea | 39 | 1:209,070 | 28,870 |
| Indonesia | 26 | 1:5,086,507 | 239,866 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Kareu (53) may also be a first name.
Kareu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kareu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kareu (Hindi: करेऊ) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kareu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,453,389th most frequent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Kareu live; 54 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kareu is also the 1,366,219th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 53 people.
It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 607,630. In Kenya Kareu is mostly found in: Kirinyaga County, where 91 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 5 percent reside and Laikipia County, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent reside and Indonesia, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kareu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kareu in the Hindi language | ||
| करेऊ | kare'u | 50 |
| करेउ | kare'u | 50 |
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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 Kareu
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