Karihaloo Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Wales

Karihaloo Surname User-submission:

Karihaloo is a nick name. Prior to this the family's surname was Kual. The family's ancestor, Gulab Kual, took a boat ride and during this boat ride he felt sleepy and as result of this his neck tilted to one side. People watching from the bridge started calling him by the nick name Karihaloo, made of two words, kari, meaning 'neck and haloo, meaning 'tilted'.

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Karihaloo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India521:14,751,257245,013
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Karihaloo Surname Meaning

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Karihaloo is a nick name. Prior to this the family's surname was Kual. The family's ancestor, Gulab Kual, took a boat ride and during this boat ride he felt sleepy and as result of this his neck tilted to one side. People watching from the bridge started calling him by the nick name Karihaloo, made of two words, kari, meaning 'neck and haloo, meaning 'tilted'. Combining both gives the meaning of 'neck tilted'. From that date Gulab Kual was called Gulab Kual Karihaloo. Subsequent generations were given the surname, Karihaloo.

Kashmiri surnames by and large are based on nick names. There are lot of people who bear this surname in kashmir itself.

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Karihaloo Last Name Facts

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

Karihaloo (Hindi: कारिहालू, Marathi: कारीहलु) is found most frequently in India. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karihaloo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karihaloo is the 2,075,631st most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Karihaloo are found; 63 percent are found in South Asia and 41 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most common in India, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 14,751,257. In India it is primarily found in: Delhi, where 40 percent reside, Jammu and Kashmir, where 35 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 12 percent reside. Besides India this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Karihaloo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karihaloo last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Karihaloo earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karihalloo955/
Karihallo892/
Karialo8823/
Kearialo8222/
Karihalu8213/
Karialho825/
Karehallo781/
Kariala7520/
Kariolo752/
Karialu751/
Karyalo751/
Karjallo7120/
Kariolou7117/
Karijala7112/
Kariholu716/
Korialos713/
Kauriala713/
Karialla711/
Korihala711/
Karyalho711/
Kariholad673/
Kaatriala672/
Carriallo671/
Kharialla671/

Karihaloo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karihaloo in the Marathi language
कारीहलुkarihalu-
Karihaloo in the Hindi language
कारिहालूkarihalu50
करिहालूkarihalu50

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