Karonji Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Karonji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karonji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3151:146,60311,727
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Karonji (19) may also be a first name.

Karonji Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karonji occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Karonji.

How Common Is The Last Name Karonji? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karonji is the 853,416th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 22,773,581 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Karonji reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used forename internationally. It is borne by 19 people.

Karonji is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 315 people, or 1 in 146,603. In Kenya Karonji is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 27 percent are found, Laikipia County, where 23 percent are found and Nyandarua County, where 23 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Karonji Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Karonji
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