Kariwo Surname

260,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kariwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kariwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe9951:15,5162,185
Kenya4041:114,3079,708
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935
England311:1,797,35772,927
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kariwo (13) may also be a first name.

Kariwo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kariwo is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kariwo.

How Common Is The Last Name Kariwo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 260,442nd most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,832,590 people. The last name Kariwo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kariwo are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 13 people.

It is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 995 people, or 1 in 15,516. In Zimbabwe Kariwo is most prevalent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 27 percent live, Harare Province, where 26 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 22 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 27 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Kariwo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Kariwo earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kariwoi9297/
Kaariwo921/
Kariwa83454/
Karuwo8370/
Karivo8331/
Karewo8310/
Koriwo835/
Karejwo7759/
Karivuo7736/
Koreiwo7722/
Kariova7719/
Karoiwa774/
Karribo773/
Karaiwa773/
Karisuo772/
Karihwa772/
Kareivo772/
Kairiwa771/
Kayribo771/
Karuibo771/
Kariwau771/
Kariwad771/
Karaiboh7116/
Karisvuo7110/
Kairewoa716/
Karivoth711/
Kaarivuo711/
Kariwa'a711/
Karuwa675,622/
Caribo67224/
Karewa67141/
Korewo67111/
Kariva67110/
Koriwa6738/
Keriwa6726/
Karevo6726/
Kerewo6720/
Karuvo6717/
Kairisvuo6711/
Karybo674/
Cariwa674/
Kharribou671/
Keruwo671/
Carivo670/

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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 Kariwo
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