Karuw Surname
Approximately 363 people bear this surname
Karuw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 361 | 1:78,895 | 1,869 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Karuw (198) may also be a first name.
Karuw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karuw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karuw is found most frequently in Nepal. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karuw? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 780,352nd most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 20,075,884 people. The surname Karuw occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Karuw live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Karuw is also the 644,447th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 198 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nepal, where it is carried by 361 people, or 1 in 78,895. In Nepal it is most prevalent in: Mechi, where 100 percent are found and Koshi, where 0 percent are found. Without taking into account Nepal Karuw is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and Liberia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karouw | 91 | 180 | / |
| Karuwe | 91 | 93 | / |
| Karauw | 91 | 80 | / |
| Karouwe | 83 | 525 | / |
| Kaurouw | 83 | 77 | / |
| Kareuwe | 83 | 17 | / |
| Karow | 80 | 3,861 | / |
| Karuf | 80 | 93 | / |
| Karuv | 80 | 65 | / |
| Caruw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karouf | 73 | 511 | / |
| Kaurow | 73 | 505 | / |
| Karrow | 73 | 220 | / |
| Kharuf | 73 | 29 | / |
| Korouw | 73 | 23 | / |
| Karufe | 73 | 14 | / |
| Kaarow | 73 | 14 | / |
| Kerouw | 73 | 3 | / |
| Koruwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Karuff | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kaaruf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Karhow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kereuw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Karzow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kauruv | 73 | 1 | / |
| Karrub | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koruwp | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kairow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kearow | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kharouf | 67 | 5,136 | / |
| Kauruff | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kourouw | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kharowf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khairuv | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kharauf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Katrouf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kharrow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kharåub | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkarouf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karrouf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khairuf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karoufe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khairow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kharouv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaarrow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahrouf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaurauf | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Karuw
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