Karuway Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Karuway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karuway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Karuway Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karuway is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karuway? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karuway is the 4,427,875th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 85 percent of Karuway reside; 85 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 85 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 6,960,484. In Indonesia it is most common in: Papua, where 89 percent are found and North Sulawesi, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia it exists in one country. It also occurs in Liberia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karuwa925,622/
Karuwy921/
Karoway8649/
Kharuwa8634/
Karuwah8631/
Karouwa8618/
Keruway863/
Karuwai862/
Karauwa861/
Kaaruwa861/
Karuswa861/
Karubay861/
Karubaya8019/
Kahuruwa8017/
Karushwa802/
Kariwaye801/
Karuweah801/
Karuwash801/
Karuva77607/
Koruwa77537/
Kariwa77454/
Keruwa77177/
Karuwe7793/
Caruwa779/
Karuwi774/
Karowy771/
Karouwe71525/
Karueva71370/
Karubuy71234/
Kheruwa71176/
Caroway71136/
Karouby71130/
Khoruwa7124/
Koruwah7124/
Korubay7121/
Kareuwe7117/
Koroway7111/
Karouwi7110/
Karuvat718/
Keruwai718/
Kkoruwa714/
Karuvau714/
Karuyue713/
Kharuby712/
Karihwa712/
Korouwa712/
Karuvae712/
Karauva711/
Kariwau711/
Kairiwa711/
Karowai711/
Karouua711/
Karuuba711/
Karauba711/
Cariway711/
Kharuva711/
Kahruba710/
Carroway67474/
Kahuruva6750/
Kharouby6718/
Karuveha6713/
Kharuwer6710/
Kharueva679/
Kourouwa675/
Karhueva674/
Carriway673/
Kharruby672/
Karrouba671/
Karuwesh671/
Koruvayo671/
Karubeya671/
Kariwa'a671/
Karrouby671/
Khoruwah671/
Keriwayu671/

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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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  • 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 Karuway
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