Kariara Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kariara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kariara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya731:632,60128,796
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Kariara Last Name Facts

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

Kariara occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kariara? popularity and diffusion

Kariara is the 2,152,526th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kariara are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 632,601. In Kenya Kariara is most prevalent in: Nyeri County, where 66 percent reside, Laikipia County, where 12 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Kariara is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 3 percent reside and Malawi, where 1 percent reside.

Kariara Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kariara surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Kariara
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