Karnan Surname
Approximately 690 people bear this surname
Karnan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 298 | 1:2,574,045 | 81,367 |
| Indonesia | 100 | 1:1,322,492 | 91,711 |
| United Arab Emirates | 96 | 1:95,440 | 8,441 |
| Malaysia | 53 | 1:556,495 | 27,316 |
| United States | 40 | 1:9,061,473 | 385,835 |
| Ivory Coast | 36 | 1:640,868 | 18,598 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 47 | 1:1,068,483 | 62,061 |
The alternate forms: Kärnan (1) are calculated separately.
Karnan (9,603) may also be a first name.
Karnan Demographics
Average Karnan Salary in
United States
$58,438 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Karnan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karnan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karnan (Arabic: كارنان, Hindi: करनं, Marathi: करनन) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Kärnan. For other possible spellings of Karnan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karnan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 482,629th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 10,561,661 people. The last name Karnan occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Karnan live; 44 percent live in South Asia and 44 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Karnan is also the 62,975th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 9,603 people.
The last name Karnan is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 298 people, or 1 in 2,574,045. In India it is most numerous in: Tamil Nadu, where 61 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 8 percent are found and Kerala, where 4 percent are found. Aside from India this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 14 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 14 percent are found.
Karnan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Karnan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Karnan last name declined 15 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Karnan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Karnan last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Karnan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.36% less than the national average, earning R 103,716 per year and in United States they earn 35.43% more than the national average, earning $58,438 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karnan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karnan in the Hindi language | ||
| करनं | karanam | 56.25 |
| कर्णन | karnana | 18.75 |
| करन | karana | 6.25 |
| कर्नन | karnana | 6.25 |
| करणं | karanam | 6.25 |
| करनन | karanana | 6.25 |
| Karnan in the Marathi language | ||
| करनन | karanana | 28.99 |
| करनान | karanana | 24.64 |
| कनर्न | kanarna | 20.29 |
| कणर्न | kanarna | 11.59 |
| करणान | karanana | 4.35 |
| करणन | karanana | 2.9 |
| कणनर् | kananar | 1.45 |
| करपन | karapana | 1.45 |
| कमर्न | kamarna | 1.45 |
| करनल | karanala | 1.45 |
| Karnan in the Arabic language | ||
| كارنان | karnan | - |
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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 Karnan
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