Karooa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Karooa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Karooa (106) may also be a first name.
Karooa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karooa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karooa (Hindi: करूआ) is more frequently found in Mauritius than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Karooa.
How Common Is The Last Name Karooa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Karooa reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in Southern African Indian Ocean. Karooa is also the 915,176th most frequently used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 106 people.
The surname Karooa is most commonly held in Mauritius, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 323,354. In Mauritius Karooa is primarily found in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 100 percent are found. Barring Mauritius this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 38 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karooa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karooa in the Hindi language | ||
| करूआ | karu'a | - |
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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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- 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 Karooa
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