Karia Surname
Approximately 18,122 people bear this surname
Karia Surname User-submission:
The surname/given name, Scaria, is derived from the Hebrew given name Zechariah (זְכַרְיָה, meaning "God has remembered"). It is most common among the Saint Thomas Christians, commonly called in India as Syrian Christians or Nasrani, which is a community of Christians from Kerala, India, who trace their origins to the evangelistic activity of Saint Thomas in the 1st century, and is one of the oldest Christian communities in the world.
Read More About This SurnameKaria Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4,135 | 1:11,168 | 1,404 |
| India | 3,479 | 1:220,484 | 13,056 |
| Turkey | 3,280 | 1:23,726 | 2,726 |
| Tanzania | 2,474 | 1:21,399 | 2,670 |
| England | 1,573 | 1:35,422 | 4,667 |
| Papua New Guinea | 595 | 1:13,704 | 1,293 |
| Indonesia | 343 | 1:385,566 | 32,887 |
| United States | 320 | 1:1,132,684 | 81,515 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| United Arab Emirates | 188 | 1:48,735 | 4,882 |
| Oman | 170 | 1:21,694 | 1,938 |
| Canada | 141 | 1:261,316 | 24,674 |
| Ivory Coast | 115 | 1:200,619 | 8,596 |
| Suriname | 102 | 1:5,418 | 1,247 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Niger | 93 | 1:206,366 | 6,908 |
| Nigeria | 79 | 1:2,242,313 | 76,227 |
| Malaysia | 78 | 1:378,131 | 19,929 |
| Netherlands | 75 | 1:225,162 | 29,957 |
| Pakistan | 65 | 1:2,748,367 | 23,130 |
| Uganda | 48 | 1:813,318 | 38,363 |
| Australia | 46 | 1:586,863 | 42,409 |
| Thailand | 35 | 1:2,018,238 | 239,646 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Iran | 18 | 1:4,265,696 | 111,937 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| Namibia | 14 | 1:172,100 | 9,625 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Mauritius | 10 | 1:129,342 | 7,997 |
| Georgia | 10 | 1:374,554 | 15,620 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Brunei | 5 | 1:83,746 | 1,811 |
| Somaliland | 4 | 1:875,046 | 1,198 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Karia (9,693) may also be a first name.
Karia Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname/given name, Scaria, is derived from the Hebrew given name Zechariah (זְכַרְיָה, meaning "God has remembered"). It is most common among the Saint Thomas Christians, commonly called in India as Syrian Christians or Nasrani, which is a community of Christians from Kerala, India, who trace their origins to the evangelistic activity of Saint Thomas in the 1st century, and is one of the oldest Christian communities in the world.
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Karia Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Karia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karia (Georgian: კარია, Hindi: करिआ, Marathi: कािरया, Oriya: କାରିଆ, Russian: Кариа) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karia? popularity and diffusion
It is the 29,554th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 402,138 people. The last name Karia occurs mostly in Africa, where 41 percent of Karia reside; 37 percent reside in East Africa and 19 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Karia is also the 62,553rd most frequently used first name in the world, held by 9,693 people.
The last name Karia is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 4,135 people, or 1 in 11,168. In Kenya Karia is primarily found in: Narok County, where 73 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 5 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in 68 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent reside and Turkey, where 18 percent reside.
Karia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Karia has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 32,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Karia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Karia last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Karia surname are 11.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.29% registered with the party.
The amount Karia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.73% more than the national average, earning 410,884 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 57.11% less than the national average, earning R 101,916 per year; in United States they earn 25.24% more than the national average, earning $54,041 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.33% more than the national average, earning $72,699 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karia in the Georgian language | ||
| კარია | karia | - |
| Karia in the Oriya language | ||
| କାରିଆ | kari'a | 88.04 |
| କରିଆ | kari'a | 6.27 |
| କାରୀଆ | kari'a | 2.55 |
| କରିଅ | kari'a | 0.78 |
| କାରିଅ | kari'a | 0.59 |
| କରୀଆ | kari'a | 0.59 |
| କାରିୟା | kariya | 0.39 |
| କାଳିଆ | kali'a | 0.2 |
| ମାିର୍ | mair | 0.2 |
| Karia in the Hindi language | ||
| करिआ | kari'a | 75 |
| कारीआ | kari'a | 25 |
| Karia in the Marathi language | ||
| कािरया | kairaya | 33.44 |
| कारीया | kariya | 32.86 |
| करीया | kariya | 9.76 |
| कारीआ | kari'a | 7.77 |
| कािरआ | kaira'a | 6.16 |
| करीआ | kari'a | 3.47 |
| कारया | karaya | 1.28 |
| कर | kara | 0.64 |
| करय | karaya | 0.39 |
| करीं | karim | 0.26 |
| करण | karana | 0.26 |
| कैर | kaira | 0.13 |
| करमा | karama | 0.13 |
| करींआ | karima | 0.13 |
| कारला | karala | 0.13 |
| करन | karana | 0.13 |
| करीस | karisa | 0.13 |
| कार | kara | 0.13 |
| करीमा | karima | 0.13 |
| कारीअ | kari'a | 0.13 |
| Karia in the Russian language | ||
| Кариа | karia | - |
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