Karonwi Surname
Approximately 381 people bear this surname
Karonwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 372 | 1:476,190 | 23,978 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Karonwi (35) may also be a first name.
Karonwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karonwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karonwi is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karonwi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 752,779th most widely held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 19,127,417 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Karonwi reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 35 people.
The surname Karonwi is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 372 people, or 1 in 476,190. In Nigeria Karonwi is most common in: Ogun, where 44 percent reside, Lagos, where 43 percent reside and Oyo, where 5 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Karonwi is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karounwi | 93 | 614 | / |
| Kaironwi | 93 | 34 | / |
| Karonwui | 93 | 3 | / |
| Karoonwi | 93 | 3 | / |
| Karuonwi | 93 | 2 | / |
| Karohunwi | 88 | 33 | / |
| Karunwi | 86 | 705 | / |
| Karanwi | 86 | 17 | / |
| Karonwe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Karonbi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karounwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Karounwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kairanwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Korounwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karunwui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karanvi | 71 | 93 | / |
| Koronui | 71 | 38 | / |
| Karanwa | 71 | 17 | / |
| Keranwi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Karunwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Karomwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Karunwy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karumwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keeranwi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Karunwet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaurunbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karanwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Karonwi
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