Karun Surname
Approximately 6,536 people bear this surname
Karun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 4,509 | 1:15,666 | 1,159 |
| India | 765 | 1:1,002,700 | 42,307 |
| Indonesia | 203 | 1:651,474 | 51,002 |
| Turkey | 152 | 1:511,983 | 28,935 |
| Ukraine | 124 | 1:367,119 | 45,186 |
| Malaysia | 113 | 1:261,011 | 14,629 |
| United Arab Emirates | 113 | 1:81,082 | 7,365 |
| Philippines | 110 | 1:920,347 | 82,471 |
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
| United States | 75 | 1:4,832,786 | 249,377 |
| Iran | 55 | 1:1,396,046 | 56,996 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Russia | 38 | 1:3,792,712 | 188,390 |
| Slovenia | 37 | 1:67,234 | 9,657 |
| Kenya | 35 | 1:1,319,426 | 35,360 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Karun (42,066) may also be a first name.
Karun Demographics
Karun Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Karun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karun (Bengali: করুন, Hindi: करूण, Marathi: करुण, Oriya: କରୁଣ, Russian: Карун, Tibetan: ཀ་རུན་) is carried by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Karun? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 75,151st most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,114,986 people. The last name Karun is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Karun are found; 76 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 69 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Karun is also the 21,321st most commonly held given name globally. It is borne by 42,066 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Thailand, where it is carried by 4,509 people, or 1 in 15,666. In Thailand it is most common in: Sakon Nakhon Province, where 26 percent are found, Maha Sarakham Province, where 8 percent are found and Chaiyaphum Province, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Thailand it occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in India, where 12 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.
Karun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Karun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Karun last name expanded 2,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Karun Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Karun surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Karun earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 19.5% more than the national average, earning $51,562 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.39% less than the national average, earning $43,526 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karun in the Bengali language | ||
| করুন | karuna | 89.13 |
| করুণ | karuna | 8.7 |
| করুন্ | karun | 1.09 |
| Karun in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཀ་རུན་ | karün | 87.5 |
| ཀཱ་རུན་ | karün | 12.5 |
| Karun in the Oriya language | ||
| କରୁଣ | karuna | 73.08 |
| କରୁନ | karuna | 7.69 |
| କାରୁନ | karuna | 7.69 |
| କାରୁଣ | karuna | 4.62 |
| କରୁଣା | karuna | 2.31 |
| କରୁନ୍ | karun | 1.54 |
| କାରୂନ | karuna | 0.77 |
| କାରୁଁ | karum | 0.77 |
| ବରୁଣ | baruna | 0.77 |
| Karun in the Hindi language | ||
| करूण | karuna | 59 |
| करुण | karuna | 25.76 |
| करून | karuna | 5.8 |
| कारून | karuna | 3.84 |
| कारुन | karuna | 2.23 |
| करुन | karuna | 2.23 |
| कारूण | karuna | 0.27 |
| करुणा | karuna | 0.13 |
| करूण् | karun | 0.13 |
| करूणा | karuna | 0.13 |
| कारुण | karuna | 0.13 |
| Karun in the Marathi language | ||
| करुण | karuna | 48.09 |
| करूण | karuna | 18.77 |
| करुन | karuna | 18.18 |
| करून | karuna | 5.57 |
| करुणा | karuna | 2.05 |
| करूणा | karuna | 1.17 |
| कारून | karuna | 1.17 |
| कारूण | karuna | 0.59 |
| अरूण | aruna | 0.59 |
| कारुन | karuna | 0.59 |
| अरुण | aruna | 0.59 |
| करण | karana | 0.29 |
| करूना | karuna | 0.29 |
| कारुण | karuna | 0.29 |
| केरु | keru | 0.29 |
| कारुं | karum | 0.29 |
| Karun in the Russian language | ||
| Карун | karun | - |
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