Karnawi Surname

807,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Karnawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karnawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3321:398,34133,813
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Suriname11:552,6169,664

Karnawi (3,447) may also be a first name.

Karnawi Last Name Facts

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

Karnawi is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karnawi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 807,857th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 21,062,271 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Karnawi reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 98 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Karnawi is also the 121,127th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 3,447 people.

Karnawi is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 332 people, or 1 in 398,341. In Indonesia Karnawi is most common in: West Java, where 56 percent live, Central Java, where 17 percent live and Jakarta, where 11 percent live. Not including Indonesia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 2 percent live and Malaysia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kharnawi931/
Qarnawi86277/
Karnawa8686/
Karnewi8645/
Karnavi8641/
Kernawi8617/
Karnawe864/
Kharnabi805/
Karnaweh801/
Karnavit801/
Khornawi801/
Karnava71304/
Karnevi7146/
Karnovi7117/
Karnavy7113/
Karnabe7110/
Kornabi716/
Karnave713/
Karennawer711/
Karnobi711/
Kernavi711/
Kornobai6739/
Karnoubi6714/
Karnaver6710/
Karnabee674/
Karneiva672/
Carnavai671/
Karnabeh671/
Carnaway671/
Karnnava671/
Karnavet671/
Kharnobi671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Karnawi
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