Karnu Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Liberia

Karnu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karnu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India801:9,588,317188,446
Indonesia491:2,698,963156,404
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765

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 surname Karnu (Hindi: करनू, Marathi: कणुर्, Oriya: କରନୁ, Tibetan: ཀར་ནུ་) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karnu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karnu is the 1,453,389th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. Karnu is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Karnu reside; 59 percent reside in South Asia and 54 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Karnu is also the 240,570th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 1,100 people.

The last name Karnu is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 9,588,317. In India it is primarily found in: Telangana, where 59 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 33 percent live and Maharashtra, where 6 percent live. Apart from India this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 33 percent live and Liberia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karnau9188/
Karnup9153/
Karnou9149/
Karnnu914/
Karngu911/
Kharnu911/
Karnuth83285/
Karennu8346/
Karnauh8328/
Kaharnu8316/
Karnauz838/
Karnusz837/
Karnouh832/
Karinnu831/
Karnuhh831/
Karnudh831/
Kharnou831/
Kayrenu831/
Karnoud831/
Kornu804,620/
Carnu80318/
Kernu8013/
Karnauch7794/
Karnaush772/
Karnouth771/
Karnausz771/
Carnus73478/
Kornau73355/
Kornut7328/
Carnut7325/
Kornnu7315/
Carngu735/
Kernau735/
Kornuu734/
Karnoe733/
Kornou732/
Carnau732/
Carneu732/
Koornu731/
Carnui731/
Carnup731/
Kernui731/
Karnoo731/
Korneu731/
Carnou730/
Kernuy730/
Kharnoush711/
Kornaus67388/
Qarnouh67286/
Karnauhova6787/
Carnauh6743/
Kornuth6741/
Qarnous6724/
Carnuth6720/
Kornuyt6718/
Carnudd6716/
Carnaut6715/
Kärneus679/
Carnaud678/
Cearnau677/
Carnutt676/
Kornuha675/
Cargnus675/
Carneus675/
Kornuch674/
Kournou674/
Carnout673/
Karnouhova673/
Carnoux672/
Carnaux671/
Kornuhs671/
Kornous671/
Kharymnuid671/
Kharnoo671/
Kharimnuid671/
Qarnouj671/
Carnoud671/

Karnu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karnu in the Tibetan language
ཀར་ནུ་karnu-
Karnu in the Oriya language
କରନୁkaranu-
Karnu in the Marathi language
कणुर्kanur68.07
कणूर्kanur23.78
कनुर्kanur4.76
कणुkanu0.99
करनूkaranu0.43
कनूर्kanur0.43
कारkara0.25
करणूkaranu0.19
करkara0.12
करनुkaranu0.12
गणुganu0.06
कान्हुkanhu0.06
करणुkaranu0.06
कारूkaru0.06
कनुkanu0.06
कानुkanu0.06
मारूmaru0.06
अरुणaruna0.06
कारुkaru0.06
मारुmaru0.06
गरुgaru0.06
कान्हूkanhu0.06
Karnu in the Hindi language
करनूkaranu46.67
करनkarana33.33
करनुkaranu20

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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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