Kariru Surname

538,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 597 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kariru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kariru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5761:80,1737,409
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kariru (118) may also be a first name.

Kariru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kariru (Hindi: काड़ीरू) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kariru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 538,780th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 12,206,945 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kariru are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 859,937th most numerous first name globally It is held by 118 people.

The last name Kariru is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 576 people, or 1 in 80,173. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kiambu County, where 36 percent live, Nakuru County, where 19 percent live and Kirinyaga County, where 15 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Kariru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kariru last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karuiru921,118/
Karioru9256/
Karirou9212/
Karirut921/
Karairu921/
Karirouh866/
Khatriru861/
Karuru834,714/
Kareru83357/
Cariru831/
Koriru831/
Karuuru7799/
Karruru774/
Karereu774/
Karurru773/
Karuruh773/
Kareeru772/
Karerus771/
Karueru771/
Korireu771/
Karearu771/
Karuruu771/
Kaareru771/
Khatriraut751/
Carreiru712/
Kourirou711/
Kereru67145/
Carrierou6739/
Caruru6725/
Quaritrus671/
Kaureraus671/

Kariru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kariru in the Hindi language
काड़ीरूkariru50
करीरुkariru50

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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 Kariru
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