Karounwi Surname
Approximately 614 people bear this surname
Karounwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 611 | 1:289,923 | 16,281 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Karounwi (63) may also be a first name.
Karounwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karounwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karounwi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Karounwi.
How Common Is The Last Name Karounwi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 527,543rd most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 11,868,967 people. Karounwi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Karounwi are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Karounwi is also the 1,234,572nd most widely held forename throughout the world It is held by 63 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 611 people, or 1 in 289,923. In Nigeria Karounwi is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 48 percent reside, Lagos, where 40 percent reside and Oyo, where 5 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Iceland, where 0 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karohunwi | 94 | 33 | / |
| Karunwi | 93 | 705 | / |
| Karonwi | 93 | 381 | / |
| Kaironwi | 88 | 34 | / |
| Karounwe | 88 | 4 | / |
| Karounwa | 88 | 3 | / |
| Karonwui | 88 | 3 | / |
| Karoonwi | 88 | 3 | / |
| Karuonwi | 88 | 2 | / |
| Karunwui | 88 | 1 | / |
| Korounwi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Karanwi | 80 | 17 | / |
| Karonwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Karunwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Karonbi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karunwy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karumwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karunwet | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kairanwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaurunbi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karunvich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karanvi | 67 | 93 | / |
| Koronui | 67 | 38 | / |
| Karanwa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Karuyonwet | 67 | 7 | / |
| Karunva | 67 | 6 | / |
| Karomwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kahrumnuid | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Karounwi
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