Karewa Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

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

Karewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
Kenya371:1,248,10535,192
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Karewa (33) may also be a first name.

Karewa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karewa is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karewa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,491,356th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Karewa reside; 36 percent reside in West Africa and 29 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 33 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 4,320,555. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Adamawa, where 88 percent are found and Gombe, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Karewa is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 26 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found.

Karewa Last Name Statistics demography

Karewa earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karewad92174/
Karejwa9222/
Karehwa922/
Karaewa921/
Kareway921/
Karzewa921/
Kareewat868/
Kairewoa866/
Kasrewad861/
Karrewad861/
Kareva8312,829/
Karawa831,688/
Kariwa83454/
Kerewa83247/
Korewa83216/
Karewo8310/
Karewi832/
Carewa831/
Karewe831/
Kareeweat801/
Karaeva7727,692/
Karieva773,774/
Karevad771,032/
Kareeva77916/
Kharawa77512/
Kereway77260/
Khareva77226/
Kareiva77201/
Karaway7792/
Korewha7782/
Careway7761/
Karejwo7759/
Karawaj7756/
Karawai7753/
Karoway7749/
Kaireva7748/
Karoeva7743/
Karawah7741/
Kerewai7738/
Karevea7733/
Karewei7731/
Karahwa7729/
Korejwa7729/
Karyowa7726/
Kareyva7725/
Kareuwe7717/
Karavea7713/
Korzewa7712/
Koirewa777/
Karoiwa774/
Karebea773/
Karaiwa773/
Karawaa773/
Karzeva772/
Karihwa772/
Kherewa771/
Karawwa771/
Karevas771/
Karheva771/
Kariwad771/
Korewoa771/
Kaurawa771/
Karowai771/
Koroewa771/
Careewa771/
Kariwau771/
Kairiwa771/
Kharaeva71236/
Koirewoa71225/
Khareeva7139/
Karzheva7135/
Kharieva7128/
Karzeeva7128/
Karhaeva7117/
Karawaha7115/
Kayrieva7110/
Karawa'a718/
Karrieva717/
Kaurevad717/
Karrevad715/
Karahawa714/
Khareeba714/
Kairaeva713/
Kotrzewa713/
Kaaraeva711/
Kaarieva711/
Khayreva711/
Kharoeva711/
Kharewer711/
Karraway711/
Karevhaj711/
Karzieva711/
Koirewaa711/
Carreway711/
Karyoway711/
Karyowah711/
Kariwa'a711/
Kaireeba711/
Kaareeba711/
Quareswa711/
Kaarawaa711/
Karava672,230/
Kariwo671,508/
Koreva67702/
Khayrieva67286/
Careva67266/
Korawa67224/
Careba67195/
Korewo67111/
Kariva67110/
Karevi6795/
Kerawa6775/
Kereva6769/
Kharzeeva6742/
Carewe6740/
Koriwa6738/
Karavo6737/
Karive6732/
Karevo6726/
Keriwa6726/
Khayreeva6723/
Karjue6723/
Kairewich6722/
Kerewo6720/
Kariwe6716/
Karawo6715/
Karevy6714/
Kareve678/
Qarawa677/
Carawa675/
Kgarajwai675/
Cariwa674/
Karjba673/
Karzheeva672/
Khayroeva672/
Karyva672/
Kharzieva671/
Khaerieva671/
Khairaeva671/
Karowo671/
Karaiwaya671/
Korewe671/
Qarewe671/

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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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  • 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 Karewa
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