Karew Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

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

Karew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Karew (22) may also be a first name.

Karew Last Name Facts

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

Karew is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karew? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karew is the 1,775,494th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 30 percent of Karew are found; 30 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 30 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used given name in the world, borne by 22 people.

The last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 254,804. In Papua New Guinea Karew is primarily found in: New Ireland, where 97 percent are found and East Sepik, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Thailand, where 18 percent are found.

Karew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karew surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Karew earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.72% less than the national average, earning $27,304 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kareaw912/
Kairew912/
Karewe911/
Kgareew831/
Khairew831/
Carew8023,613/
Karev808,208/
Karef807,395/
Kerew807/
Kariw804/
Korew801/
Kareva7312,829/
Kariev732,912/
Kharef731,064/
Kareev73764/
Kharev73181/
Kareff7353/
Carewe7340/
Karevs7324/
Kariwe7316/
Kairev7311/
Karife7310/
Karzev735/
Carrew732/
Karief731/
Karefe731/
Kairiw731/
Karrev731/
Koriew731/
Carews731/
Kauref731/
Kargef731/
Korewe731/
Qarewe731/
Kereuw731/
Kerrew730/
Careyw730/
Kaerewowa713/
Khareef67383/
Khareva67226/
Kharief6757/
Cathrew6749/
Kaireva6748/
Karzeev6746/
Khariev6737/
Karzhev6725/
Karriev6713/
Khareev6711/
Khayrev672/
Kairiev671/
Kayriev671/
Kharref671/
Khareiv671/
Kahriev671/
Karajwe671/
Koreejw671/
Kharefe671/
Cajtrew671/
Cattrew671/
Karheva671/
Karephe671/

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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 Karew
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