Karuja Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Karuja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Karuja (38) may also be a first name.
Karuja Demographics
Karuja Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Karuja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karuja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karuja (Hindi: करूजा, Marathi: करुजा) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Karuja.
How Common Is The Last Name Karuja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,812,366th most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Karuja are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Karuja is also the 1,662,754th most commonly held forename in the world, borne by 38 people.
It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Laikipia County, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 36 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.
Karuja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karuja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karuja in the Marathi language | ||
| करुजा | karuja | 66.67 |
| कारुजा | karuja | 33.33 |
| Karuja in the Hindi language | ||
| करूजा | karuja | 60 |
| करुजा | karuja | 40 |
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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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- 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 Karuja
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