Karuana Surname

516,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Karuana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karuana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4871:94,8258,426
Indonesia1241:1,066,52677,317
France101:6,642,272293,169
India51:153,413,076951,030
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Karuana (112) may also be a first name.

Karuana Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Karuana Come From? nationality or country of origin

Karuana (Hindi: करूाणा, Marathi: करुणा, Oriya: କରୁଆଁ, Russian: Каруана) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karuana? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karuana is the 516,587th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 11,549,201 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Karuana reside; 77 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 885,979th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 112 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 487 people, or 1 in 94,825. In Kenya Karuana is most common in: Kirinyaga County, where 80 percent live, Embu County, where 10 percent live and Nyeri County, where 8 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Karuana Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karuana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karuana in the Hindi language
करूाणाkaruana-
Karuana in the Oriya language
କରୁଆଁkaru'am-
Karuana in the Marathi language
करुणाkaruna40
अरूणaruna20
करूनाkaruna20
करूनkaruna20
Karuana in the Russian language
Каруанаkaruana-

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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
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  • 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 Karuana
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