Karotu Surname
Approximately 866 people bear this surname
Karotu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiribati | 557 | 1:204 | 16 |
| India | 266 | 1:2,883,704 | 87,658 |
| Solomon Islands | 23 | 1:25,219 | 4,941 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
Karotu (501) may also be a first name.
Karotu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karotu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karotu occurs in Kiribati more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Karotu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karotu? popularity and diffusion
Karotu is the 404,712th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 8,415,180 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 69 percent of Karotu are found; 69 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 64 percent are found in Micronesia. It is also the 378,831st most numerous first name in the world, borne by 501 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Kiribati, where it is held by 557 people, or 1 in 204. Barring Kiribati this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 31 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Karotu
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