Karuru Surname

100,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Karuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,9741:23,3942,658
Zimbabwe1,2001:12,8651,733
Uganda6981:55,9306,596
India6731:1,139,77046,370
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
England31:18,572,686338,250
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Karuru (848) may also be a first name.

Karuru Last Name Facts

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

Karuru (Hindi: करुरु, Marathi: करुरु, Oriya: କାରୁରୁ) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karuru? popularity and diffusion

Karuru is the 100,242nd most prevalent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,545,937 people. The last name Karuru occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Karuru are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Karuru is also the 280,016th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 848 people.

The last name Karuru is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,974 people, or 1 in 23,394. In Kenya Karuru is primarily found in: Kiambu County, where 25 percent are found, Meru County, where 13 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 12 percent are found. Barring Kenya Karuru exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent are found and Uganda, where 15 percent are found.

Karuru Last Name Statistics demography

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

Karuru earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.12% less than the national average, earning $32,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karuiru921,118/
Karuuru9299/
Kaururu924/
Kaaruru924/
Karruru924/
Karuruh923/
Karurru923/
Karurup922/
Karueru921/
Karuruu921/
Karourou861/
Kariru83597/
Keruru8365/
Caruru8325/
Koruru8311/
Karoru834/
Kargourou802/
Karooru7731/
Caururu7719/
Karuroo7718/
Cairuru774/
Koruhru773/
Korurup772/
Koiruru771/
Kerauru771/
Korruru771/
Kargourgou751/
Korourou712/
Korohuru711/
Cariru671/
Karirouh576/
Kourirou571/
Kourourou531/
Koriru501/
Kororu501/

Karuru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karuru in the Oriya language
କାରୁରୁkaruru-
Karuru in the Marathi language
करुरुkaruru-
Karuru in the Hindi language
करुरुkaruru75
करूरूkaruru25

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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 Karuru
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