Karuhi Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Karuhi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karuhi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2441:189,26214,086
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Karuhi (23) may also be a first name.

Karuhi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karuhi occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karuhi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,028,911th most widely held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. The last name Karuhi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Karuhi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 23 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 244 people, or 1 in 189,262. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Vihiga County, where 33 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 25 percent are found and Muranga County, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 0 percent are found.

Karuhi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karouhi9278/
Kasruhi925/
Karuhie924/
Karuhei923/
Karuhgi921/
Kariouhi869/
Kharouhi861/
Karuhija861/
Karuhiji861/
Karoui834,548/
Karuhe83151/
Qaruhi835/
Khairujhi801/
Kharoui7714/
Karioui7712/
Karuheu777/
Karouit774/
Karuije774/
Karroui773/
Karauha772/
Karouai772/
Kasroui771/
Kaeroui771/
Karouiz771/
Karouie771/
Kargoui771/
Kareuhe771/
Kharouai71136/
Karrouai719/
Karouaia713/
Karrouui711/
Karouieh711/
Katrauis711/
Karoua671,339/
Caraui67120/
Karaua6715/
Karauy675/
Koreui675/
Karouj674/
Karoei672/
Keruhe672/
Keraui671/
Kareua671/
Keureuhai671/
Kharouich671/
Qaroui671/
Karouy671/

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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 Karuhi
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