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 last name Kariku (Hindi: करीकू, Oriya: କାରିକୁ) is found most frequently in Kenya. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kariku? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,163,787th most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 35,549,004 people. The last name Kariku is mostly 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. Kariku is also the 2,446,817th most common first name globally, borne by 20 people.
The last name Kariku is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 355,230. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 86 percent reside, Nyeri County, where 7 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 3 percent reside. Beside Kenya it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent reside and Uganda, where 6 percent reside.
Kariku Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly 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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