Karnam Surname

59,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Karnam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karnam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8,1181:94,4896,235
United States1391:2,607,618157,688
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
England181:3,095,448105,421
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Karnam (1,477) may also be a first name.

Karnam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karnam (Hindi: करनम, Marathi: कनर्म, Oriya: କାର୍ାମୁ) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karnam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 59,512th most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 859,583 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Karnam live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Karnam is also the 202,498th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,477 people.

The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 8,118 people, or 1 in 94,489. In India Karnam is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 66 percent live, Telangana, where 25 percent live and Karnataka, where 4 percent live. Other than India this last name exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and Bahrain, where 1 percent live.

Karnam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karnam surname are 9.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.25% registered to vote for the political party.

Karnam earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.99% more than the national average, earning $50,482 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karnnam9222/
Kharnam9221/
Karnaim9220/
Karnham922/
Karname921/
Karrnam921/
Karnaam921/
Kairnam921/
Karnngam866/
Carnam8318/
Karnom8311/
Kornam834/
Kernam832/
Karneim774/
Keernam773/
Carnham771/
Kotrnam771/
Kornaim771/
Karngom771/
Keirnam770/
Kernham770/
Carnaham7145/
Kornngam7110/
Khotrnam711/
Kernaham710/
Kornom67153/
Kernom671/
Cornam670/
Carneim6234/
Cornamd621/
Carneym621/
Korngom621/
Kornoum621/
Khoirinnaim599/
Kornnoom576/
Kärnheim573/
Kornheim573/
Carnheim572/
Courname571/
Cornaham570/
Cornom501/

Karnam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karnam in the Hindi language
करनमkaranama57.14
करनामkaranama28.57
करणमkaranama14.29
Karnam in the Marathi language
कनर्मkanarma47.32
कणर्मkanarma26.79
करनमkaranama10.71
कारनामkaranama5.36
करनामkaranama3.57
परमेparame1.79
करमनkaramana0.89
Karnam in the Oriya language
କାର୍ାମୁkaramu17.39
କାର୍ାମkarama17.39
କାର୍ାମ୍karam13.04
କାଣର୍ାମkanarama13.04
କାରଣାମ୍karanam8.7
କାର୍ମkarma8.7
କଣର୍ମ୍kanarm4.35
କଣର୍ମkanarma4.35
କାରଣଂkaranam4.35
କାର୍ମୁkarmu4.35
କର୍ମkarma4.35

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karnam
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