Karithi Surname

91,582nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Karithi Surname User-submission:

The surname Karithi means 'little shepherd' among the Meru people, Kenya. It comes from the word murithi, which means 'shepherd' among the Ameru, and the prefix ka-, which means 'being small', 'being little', suggesting a sense of smallness.

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Karithi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5,2111:8,8621,145
India91:85,229,487684,495
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Karithi (1,541) may also be a first name.

Karithi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Karithi means 'little shepherd' among the Meru people, Kenya. It comes from the word murithi, which means 'shepherd' among the Ameru, and the prefix ka-, which means 'being small', 'being little', suggesting a sense of smallness. This name is shared with the Agikuyu people. Kikuyu and Kimeru share a lot of words.

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Karithi Last Name Facts

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

Karithi (Oriya: କରିଥି) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karithi? popularity and diffusion

Karithi is the 91,582nd most widely held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,394,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Karithi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Karithi is also the 197,526th most numerous forename on earth, borne by 1,541 people.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 5,211 people, or 1 in 8,862. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Meru County, where 77 percent are found, Tharaka Nithi County, where 12 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 0 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Karithi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kareithi931,020/
Kariethi931/
Karaithi931/
Kariti92244/
Karuithai881/
Karaiti86224/
Karuthi86154/
Karioti86129/
Khariti8660/
Karitha8617/
Karitio8616/
Karitei8614/
Kerithi866/
Karriti865/
Kairiti864/
Karitie863/
Karethi862/
Karitti861/
Karuiti861/
Karoiti861/
Karitii861/
Kairuthi803,360/
Karithay80542/
Karaitis80162/
Karuitha8060/
Karitich8019/
Karithep8014/
Keerithi808/
Karethiy807/
Kairitis806/
Karythis806/
Karuthui805/
Kharaiti804/
Karethio804/
Karuthai803/
Kharitha802/
Koraithi801/
Kharoiti801/
Karaiteh801/
Katraiti801/
Katritai801/
Kauraiti801/
Karituha801/
Kairitie801/
Caritthi801/
Karoitha801/
Karuthie801/
Karita775,375/
Karite77475/
Cariti77153/
Koriti77131/
Keriti77108/
Karity776/
Kairaitis75186/
Kharitich7525/
Khairitti7520/
Kareithay7519/
Kharittha754/
Kaireitis753/
Karithaya751/
Khairaiti751/
Caritheis750/
Carioti711,431/
Caristi71638/
Casriti7149/
Qaraiti7144/
Kharita7139/
Karetha7133/
Kouriti7128/
Kayrite7125/
Korethi719/
Kharite715/
Carriti715/
Karoita714/
Kairite714/
Karioty714/
Karityo714/
Karieta714/
Kareita714/
Karoite714/
Koritai714/
Qaritis714/
Koritti713/
Caritis713/
Kuiriti713/
Carieti712/
Karethe712/
Karitta712/
Karuita712/
Keeriti711/
Kooriti711/
Koruthi711/
Karrita711/
Koritei711/
Koritie711/
Kearita711/
Kcarita711/
Karhita711/
Karuteh711/
Karaita711/
Koriteh711/
Qaritit711/
Caritti711/
Kaarite711/
Koreiti711/
Koritha711/
Karrity710/
Carithy710/
Kareitay67101/
Koritich6795/
Cariotti6758/
Khairita6724/
Karaiste6721/
Kaariste6717/
Carritti6712/
Karoitay6711/
Karitter677/
Carzitti673/
Carietti672/
Kauriste672/
Karetych671/
Carrioti671/
Carritha671/
Karaitee671/
Kheeriti671/
Korituha671/
Kouritii671/
Kouritit671/
Carither670/

Karithi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karithi in the Oriya language
କରିଥିkarithi-

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