Kariku Surname
Approximately 205 people bear this surname
Kariku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 130 | 1:355,230 | 20,851 |
| Papua New Guinea | 54 | 1:150,995 | 20,848 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kariku (20) may also be a first name.
Kariku Demographics
Kariku Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kariku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kariku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kariku (Hindi: करीकू, Oriya: କାରିକୁ) is most common in Kenya. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kariku? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,163,787th most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 35,549,004 people. The last name Kariku is primarily found in Africa, where 70 percent of Kariku are found; 69 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held forename internationally It is held by 20 people.
The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 355,230. In Kenya Kariku is most common in: Kiambu County, where 86 percent are found, Nyeri County, where 7 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 3 percent are found. Beside Kenya this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent are found and Uganda, where 6 percent are found.
Kariku Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kairiku | 92 | 98 | / |
| Karikou | 92 | 9 | / |
| Karikup | 92 | 6 | / |
| Karikui | 92 | 2 | / |
| Karaiku | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kharieku | 86 | 51 | / |
| Kharikup | 86 | 39 | / |
| Kariskou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karaikou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Katrikou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karikuss | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khatriku | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gkarikou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karuku | 83 | 3,269 | / |
| Karikó | 83 | 268 | / |
| Kareku | 83 | 75 | / |
| Koriku | 83 | 8 | / |
| Karicu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Keriku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Karaiskou | 80 | 1,254 | / |
| Khatrikhu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kharikhou | 80 | 5 | / |
| Korriku | 77 | 636 | / |
| Qarikau | 77 | 167 | / |
| Kairuku | 77 | 65 | / |
| Karekou | 77 | 18 | / |
| Kerikou | 77 | 16 | / |
| Karruku | 77 | 15 | / |
| Karikoe | 77 | 14 | / |
| Korikou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Korikau | 77 | 4 | / |
| Karekku | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kauruku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kareeku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khareku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karuuku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaaruku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Korikku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khatrikaus | 75 | 7 | / |
| Karykous | 71 | 14 | / |
| Karekush | 71 | 6 | / |
| Korikaus | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kharikoe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Karekult | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kereku | 67 | 222 | / |
| Caruku | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kouriskou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Koruku | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gkourikou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koreku | 67 | 2 | / |
| Careku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korikaupp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karucu | 67 | 1 | / |
Kariku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kariku in the Oriya language | ||
| କାରିକୁ | kariku | - |
| Kariku in the Hindi language | ||
| करीकू | kariku | 33.33 |
| करिकू | kariku | 33.33 |
| करिकउ | karika'u | 33.33 |
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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 Kariku
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