Karoro Surname

562,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Karoro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karoro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4241:36,4115,628
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Kenya171:2,716,46537,471
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Fiji41:223,5982,635
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Karoro (89) may also be a first name.

Karoro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karoro is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karoro? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 562,135th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 12,921,181 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Karoro live; 76 percent live in Southern Africa and 76 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Karoro is also the 1,011,231st most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 89 people.

Karoro is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 424 people, or 1 in 36,411. In Zimbabwe Karoro is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 24 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 22 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 22 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside and Uganda, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karuoro9268/
Karooro9243/
Kairoro926/
Karoroa921/
Karoiro921/
Kaharoro861/
Karourou861/
Karouros861/
Caroro831,394/
Kararo831,154/
Karora83524/
Keroro83498/
Kororo83376/
Karero8374/
Karuro8325/
Karáro831/
Kargourou802/
Khororo77262/
Karotra77231/
Karoura77224/
Kororos7753/
Karerro7746/
Kororou7731/
Kaurora7729/
Karuroo7718/
Kareero7715/
Karoraz7714/
Kararou7711/
Carroro7711/
Kharero7710/
Karauro777/
Karrero777/
Kharora777/
Katrora776/
Kouroro774/
Kararop774/
Karraro772/
Kgororo772/
Karuuro772/
Kararoy771/
Karuiro771/
Kaerora771/
Korarro771/
Kararoa771/
Karoora771/
Kororod771/
Karorga770/
Khairotroi754/
Kargourgou751/
Karrarou7135/
Kharorat7122/
Karotrat7115/
Karotraa712/
Kareeroj711/
Korhorod711/
Korarrop711/
Karottra711/
Kararous711/
Kargaroo711/
Koroross710/
Karara6710,548/
Karera679,942/
Keraro67421/
Korora67117/
Kairotrat6769/
Carero6758/
Karura6754/
Koraro6745/
Carora6719/
Kharotrap678/
Caruro673/
Cororo673/
Qarora672/
Kourourou671/
Karuheero671/
Kerora671/

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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
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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 Karoro
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