Karoyo Surname
Approximately 137 people bear this surname
Karoyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 123 | 1:375,446 | 21,575 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
Karoyo (98) may also be a first name.
Karoyo Demographics
Karoyo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Karoyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karoyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karoyo is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karoyo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,518,885th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Karoyo are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 956,749th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 98 people.
It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 375,446. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kwale County, where 96 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 3 percent reside and Kilifi County, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.
Karoyo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Karoyo
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