Karunan Surname

549,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 582 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Karunan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karunan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4021:1,908,12366,445
United Arab Emirates721:127,25410,508
Malaysia381:776,16436,096
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Karunan (2,290) may also be a first name.

Karunan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karunan (Hindi: करुणं, Marathi: करुनन, Oriya: କରୁଁଆଁ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Karunan.

How Common Is The Last Name Karunan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karunan is the 549,140th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,521,557 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Karunan live; 69 percent live in South Asia and 69 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Karunan is also the 155,830th most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 2,290 people.

It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 402 people, or 1 in 1,908,123. In India it is most prevalent in: Kerala, where 75 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 11 percent reside and Tamil Nadu, where 3 percent reside. Other than India Karunan exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 12 percent reside and Malaysia, where 7 percent reside.

Karunan Last Name Statistics demography

Karunan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karunan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karunan in the Oriya language
କରୁଁଆଁkarumam-
Karunan in the Hindi language
करुणंkarunam50
करूणांkarunam33.33
करुननkarunana16.67
Karunan in the Marathi language
करुननkarunana44.07
करुणनkarunana22.03
कारुननkarunana5.08
करूननkarunana5.08
करूणनkarunana5.08
करुणाkaruna3.39
करुणनावतीkarunanavati3.39
करुनणkarunana1.69
करुणानkarunana1.69
करुणणkarunana1.69
करुनानkarunana1.69
करुणांkarunam1.69

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karunan
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