Karuu Surname
Approximately 270 people bear this surname
Karuu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 219 | 1:210,867 | 15,070 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Karuu (37) may also be a first name.
Karuu Demographics
Average Karuu Salary in
United States
$22,917 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Karuu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karuu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karuu (Hindi: कारूु, Oriya: କାରୁଉ) is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karuu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 963,821st most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 26,990,911 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Karuu are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most numerous first name globally It is held by 37 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 210,867. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kiambu County, where 32 percent live, Kirinyaga County, where 28 percent live and Laikipia County, where 27 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 13 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.
Karuu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Karuu last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Karuu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.89% less than the national average, earning $22,917 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karuu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karuu in the Oriya language | ||
| କାରୁଉ | karu'u | 62.5 |
| କାରୂଉ | karu'u | 12.5 |
| କାରୁଊ | karu'u | 12.5 |
| ରୁୁକାରୁଉ | ruukaru'u | 12.5 |
| Karuu in the Hindi language | ||
| कारूु | karuu | 50 |
| करूऊ | karu'u | 50 |
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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 Karuu
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