Karnu Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Karnu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 80 | 1:9,588,317 | 188,446 |
| Indonesia | 49 | 1:2,698,963 | 156,404 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
Karnu (1,100) may also be a first name.
Karnu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karnu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karnu (Hindi: करनू, Marathi: कणुर्, Oriya: କରନୁ, Tibetan: ཀར་ནུ་) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Karnu? popularity and diffusion
Karnu is the 1,453,389th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Karnu live; 59 percent live in South Asia and 54 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 240,570th most widely held given name throughout the world It is held by 1,100 people.
The last name Karnu is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 9,588,317. In India it is most numerous in: Telangana, where 59 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 33 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 6 percent reside. Apart from India it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 33 percent reside and Liberia, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karnau | 91 | 88 | / |
| Karnup | 91 | 53 | / |
| Karnou | 91 | 49 | / |
| Karnnu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Karngu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kharnu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Karnuth | 83 | 285 | / |
| Karennu | 83 | 46 | / |
| Karnauh | 83 | 28 | / |
| Kaharnu | 83 | 16 | / |
| Karnauz | 83 | 8 | / |
| Karnusz | 83 | 7 | / |
| Karnouh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Karinnu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Karnuhh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Karnudh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kharnou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kayrenu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Karnoud | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kornu | 80 | 4,620 | / |
| Carnu | 80 | 318 | / |
| Kernu | 80 | 13 | / |
| Karnauch | 77 | 94 | / |
| Karnaush | 77 | 2 | / |
| Karnouth | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karnausz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Carnus | 73 | 478 | / |
| Kornau | 73 | 355 | / |
| Kornut | 73 | 28 | / |
| Carnut | 73 | 25 | / |
| Kornnu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Carngu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kernau | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kornuu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Karnoe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kornou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Carnau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Carneu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Koornu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Carnui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Carnup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kernui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Karnoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Korneu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Carnou | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kernuy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kharnoush | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kornaus | 67 | 388 | / |
| Qarnouh | 67 | 286 | / |
| Karnauhova | 67 | 87 | / |
| Carnauh | 67 | 43 | / |
| Kornuth | 67 | 41 | / |
| Qarnous | 67 | 24 | / |
| Carnuth | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kornuyt | 67 | 18 | / |
| Carnudd | 67 | 16 | / |
| Carnaut | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kärneus | 67 | 9 | / |
| Carnaud | 67 | 8 | / |
| Cearnau | 67 | 7 | / |
| Carnutt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kornuha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cargnus | 67 | 5 | / |
| Carneus | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kornuch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kournou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Carnout | 67 | 3 | / |
| Karnouhova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Carnoux | 67 | 2 | / |
| Carnaux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kornuhs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kornous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kharymnuid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kharnoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kharimnuid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qarnouj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carnoud | 67 | 1 | / |
Karnu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karnu in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཀར་ནུ་ | karnu | - |
| Karnu in the Oriya language | ||
| କରନୁ | karanu | - |
| Karnu in the Marathi language | ||
| कणुर् | kanur | 68.07 |
| कणूर् | kanur | 23.78 |
| कनुर् | kanur | 4.76 |
| कणु | kanu | 0.99 |
| करनू | karanu | 0.43 |
| कनूर् | kanur | 0.43 |
| कार | kara | 0.25 |
| करणू | karanu | 0.19 |
| कर | kara | 0.12 |
| करनु | karanu | 0.12 |
| गणु | ganu | 0.06 |
| कान्हु | kanhu | 0.06 |
| करणु | karanu | 0.06 |
| कारू | karu | 0.06 |
| कनु | kanu | 0.06 |
| कानु | kanu | 0.06 |
| मारू | maru | 0.06 |
| अरुण | aruna | 0.06 |
| कारु | karu | 0.06 |
| मारु | maru | 0.06 |
| गरु | garu | 0.06 |
| कान्हू | kanhu | 0.06 |
| Karnu in the Hindi language | ||
| करनू | karanu | 46.67 |
| करन | karana | 33.33 |
| करनु | karanu | 20 |
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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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- 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 Karnu
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