Karuwi Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Karuwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karuwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Karuwi (48) may also be a first name.

Karuwi Last Name Facts

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

Karuwi occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Karuwi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karuwi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Karuwi is predominantly found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Karuwi live; 50 percent live in Oceania Islands and 50 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,448,253rd most prevalent given name at a global level, borne by 48 people.

The surname Karuwi is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Karuwi is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 50 percent reside and Western, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karouwi9210/
Karuwai922/
Karuwa835,622/
Karuwe8393/
Karowi8325/
Karuvi832/
Koruwi831/
Keruwi831/
Karuwy831/
Karouwe77525/
Karubui77321/
Kariwoi7797/
Kariwei7772/
Koruwei7746/
Kharuwa7734/
Kaarubi7728/
Karuway7720/
Karouwa7718/
Kareuwe7717/
Keruwai778/
Karauwa771/
Karubei771/
Kharuvi771/
Kaaruwa771/
Karowai771/
Keruwei771/
Karowei771/
Kharrubi71249/
Kharuwer7110/
Karuthui715/
Kaaroubi714/
Kahroubi712/
Karuweah711/
Karuwesh711/
Karrouui711/
Kahrrubi711/
Karuva67607/
Koruwa67537/
Korowi67415/
Karive6732/
Keruwe6721/
Karowe6719/
Karivi6718/
Kariwe6716/
Carubi6710/
Caruwa679/
Qarubi672/
Koruwe672/
Koruvi671/
Karowy671/
Kourouwai671/

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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 Karuwi
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