Kariga Surname
Approximately 656 people bear this surname
Kariga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| Zimbabwe | 113 | 1:136,622 | 17,842 |
| Papua New Guinea | 44 | 1:185,312 | 25,733 |
| Uganda | 31 | 1:1,259,332 | 49,678 |
| Japan | 24 | 1:5,326,846 | 39,939 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kariga (98) may also be a first name.
Kariga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kariga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kariga (Hindi: करिगा, Marathi: कािरगा, Oriya: କାରିଗା, Russian: Карига) is found in Chad more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kariga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 501,369th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 11,109,064 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Kariga live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 59 percent live in Chadic Africa. Kariga is also the 956,749th most commonly held given name in the world. It is borne by 98 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Chad, where it is borne by 385 people, or 1 in 35,304. Outside of Chad it exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kariga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kariga in the Oriya language | ||
| କାରିଗା | kariga | - |
| Kariga in the Hindi language | ||
| करिगा | kariga | 66.67 |
| कारिगा | kariga | 22.22 |
| करीगा | kariga | 11.11 |
| Kariga in the Marathi language | ||
| कािरगा | kairaga | 66.67 |
| करीगा | kariga | 33.33 |
| Kariga in the Russian language | ||
| Карига | kariga | - |
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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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- 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 Kariga
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