Karoua Surname
Approximately 1,339 people bear this surname
Karoua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 600 | 1:31,987 | 1,779 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Marshall Islands | 5 | 1:10,364 | 1,309 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Kiribati | 4 | 1:28,352 | 669 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Karoua (150) may also be a first name.
Karoua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karoua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karoua (Hindi: करोउा) is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karoua? popularity and diffusion
Karoua is the 286,848th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,442,529 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Karoua are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Karoua is also the 752,187th most frequently held given name at a global level, borne by 150 people.
It is most frequent in Niger, where it is held by 600 people, or 1 in 31,987. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 38 percent are found, Dosso Region, where 36 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 24 percent are found. Besides Niger Karoua is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 31 percent are found and Morocco, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karoua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karoua in the Hindi language | ||
| करोउा | karoua | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Karoua
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis