Karonya Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Uganda

Karonya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karonya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Karonya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karonya is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karonya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karonya is the 5,213,395th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Karonya reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Karonya is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Trans Nzoia County, where 67 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 17 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 17 percent reside. Beside Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 43 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kharonya931/
Karunya86671/
Koronya86367/
Karanya86231/
Karonia8649/
Karonyo8636/
Karonja861/
Kairanya80563/
Karounia8054/
Kharonia8019/
Karanjya805/
Karunnya803/
Kaarunya802/
Khoronya801/
Karaanya801/
Karoenia801/
Karounias7578/
Karunayya753/
Kairanhya752/
Karanja71117,297/
Karunia713,671/
Caronia711,608/
Caranya71471/
Karania71212/
Karonjo71193/
Koronia71108/
Koronyo7168/
Karanha7139/
Koronja715/
Karunyo714/
Karanyo714/
Carunya713/
Koranya711/
Korunya711/
Qaranya711/
Karanjia67392/
Karanjai67343/
Kairania67201/
Karuniah67139/
Karanjah6793/
Carronha6758/
Kotronia6742/
Cargonja6734/
Karamnia6720/
Karanjay6715/
Korognai6712/
Kkaranja674/
Karaniah674/
Karhanyo674/
Cargonia673/
Karunias672/
Karrania672/
Kharrooynia672/
Koronija671/
Karunnia671/
Kharania671/
Kaurania671/
Karanija671/
Karanyos671/
Karanjau671/
Karaanja671/

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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 Karonya
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