Karory Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Karory Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karory Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1671:317,01624,066
England11:55,718,059489,080

Karory Last Name Facts

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

Karory has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karory? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,333,288th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Karory live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 167 people, or 1 in 317,016. In Tanzania Karory is primarily concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 99 percent are found, Kigoma Region, where 1 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karoriy92112/
Karoray924/
Karoury921/
Karoiray86152/
Karorhay861/
Karori833,202/
Karora83524/
Karore8373/
Karary8320/
Karery837/
Karury831/
Karouri77421/
Karoura77224/
Kararay77135/
Kaurora7729/
Kharori7715/
Kharary7715/
Karorai7714/
Karoori779/
Kairore778/
Kharora777/
Karorea776/
Kharore775/
Katrore775/
Kareray775/
Karariy774/
Kaarori773/
Kargary772/
Kairori772/
Kareery771/
Kararoy771/
Karoora771/
Karorie771/
Kororey771/
Karorei771/
Karoroa771/
Karrouri71172/
Khararay71114/
Khararyi717/
Kharouri717/
Karroori716/
Kararaya713/
Kasroori712/
Katrouri711/
Kearouri711/
Kaaroori711/
Karara6710,548/
Karuri678,756/
Karari673,778/
Karere671,665/
Karare67787/
Kerore67627/
Kareri67459/
Korora67117/
Karura6754/
Korori6747/
Karure6739/
Carora6719/
Qarary6717/
Kerary6710/
Kerori678/
Kararj674/
Qarori673/
Korore673/
Qarora672/
Carery672/
Khayraroy671/
Khargaray671/
Korary671/
Kosrohryz671/
Carary671/

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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 Karory
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis