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 occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karoro? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 562,135th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 12,921,181 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Karoro are found; 76 percent are found in Southern Africa and 76 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Karoro is also the 1,011,231st most widespread forename in the world, borne by 89 people.

The last name Karoro is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 424 people, or 1 in 36,411. In Zimbabwe Karoro is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 24 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 22 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 22 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live and Uganda, where 6 percent live.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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