Karouw Surname
Approximately 180 people bear this surname
Karouw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 169 | 1:782,540 | 59,655 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Karouw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karouw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karouw occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karouw? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,272,314th most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. The last name Karouw occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Karouw reside; 94 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 94 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
This last name is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 169 people, or 1 in 782,540. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: North Sulawesi, where 80 percent are found, North Maluku, where 14 percent are found and Jakarta, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Karouw
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