Karises Surname
Approximately 295 people bear this surname
Karises Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 292 | 1:8,251 | 1,594 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Karises Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karises Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karises is found in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Karises? popularity and diffusion
It is the 904,049th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,703,545 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Karises are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Karises is most widespread in Namibia, where it is held by 292 people, or 1 in 8,251. In Namibia it is most numerous in: Otjozondjupa Region, where 36 percent live, Erongo Region, where 26 percent live and Khomas Region, where 23 percent live. Other than Namibia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Karises
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