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 Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karia (Georgian: კარია, Hindi: करिआ, Marathi: कािरया, Oriya: କାରିଆ, Russian: Кариа) is most common in Kenya. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Karia click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Karia is the 29,554th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 402,138 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 41 percent of Karia live; 37 percent live in East Africa and 19 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 62,553rd most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 9,693 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 4,135 people, or 1 in 11,168. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Narok County, where 73 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 5 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 4 percent are found. Beside Kenya this last name occurs in 68 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent are found and Turkey, where 18 percent are found.
Karia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Karia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Karia surname expanded 32,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Karia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Karia last name are 11.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.29% being registered to vote for 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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