Karuwe Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Karuwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karuwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia611:2,168,020133,281
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419

Karuwe (16) may also be a first name.

Karuwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karuwe is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Karuwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Karuwe? popularity and diffusion

Karuwe is the 1,931,261st most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name Karuwe is predominantly found in Oceania, where 72 percent of Karuwe reside; 72 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 72 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Karuwe is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used given name world-wide It is held by 16 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 2,168,020. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: Papua, where 100 percent live. Besides Indonesia Karuwe is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 19 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karouwe92525/
Kareuwe9217/
Karuw91363/
Kharuwer8610/
Karuwesh861/
Karuweah861/
Karuwa835,622/
Karouw83180/
Karauw8380/
Keruwe8321/
Karowe8319/
Kariwe8316/
Karuwi834/
Koruwe832/
Karuwy831/
Karieue7780/
Kaurouw7777/
Kariwei7772/
Koruwei7746/
Kharuwa7734/
Karuway7720/
Karouwa7718/
Karouwi7710/
Karuyue773/
Karuwai772/
Karubei771/
Kaaruwa771/
Keruwei771/
Karowei771/
Karauwa771/
Kharube771/
Caruw731/
Karuveha7113/
Karrubee717/
Karoubeh712/
Karouvet711/
Karuva67607/
Koruwa67537/
Koriwe6739/
Korowe6732/
Karive6732/
Karowi6725/
Korouw6723/
Kharroube6711/
Keruve6710/
Koruve679/
Caruwa679/
Kharoubeh678/
Karuvi672/
Koruwi671/
Karowy671/
Keruwi671/

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