Kariuk Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kariuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kariuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1811:255,13817,241
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Kariuk Last Name Facts

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

Kariuk is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kariuk? popularity and diffusion

Kariuk is the 1,194,481st most prevalent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Kariuk reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 181 people, or 1 in 255,138. In Kenya Kariuk is most prevalent in: Nyandarua County, where 73 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 27 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Ukraine, where 1 percent reside.

Kariuk Last Name Statistics demography

Kariuk earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kariouk9222/
Khariuk924/
Katriuk922/
Karziuk921/
Khariouk862/
Karyuk831,605/
Cariuk8315/
Karjuk838/
Kariug831/
Kharyuk77646/
Korziuk7761/
Karzyuk7751/
Karyukh772/
Karjuuk771/
Karjouck713/
Kharjuke712/
Koryuk67332/
Karyukova67234/
Kareok6716/
Koriukova676/
Cariuc676/
Korjuk676/
Keryuk675/
Karjukova672/
Caryuk672/
Karjok671/
Koriukowa671/
Kariusque671/

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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 Kariuk
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