Karw Surname
Approximately 826 people bear this surname
Karw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 818 | 1:937,733 | 40,293 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Karw (63) may also be a first name.
Karw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karw Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karw (Arabic: عكرو, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﺭﻭ) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Karw click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karw? popularity and diffusion
The surname Karw is the 420,074th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,822,695 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Karw live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Karw is also the 1,234,572nd most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 63 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 818 people, or 1 in 937,733. In India it is mostly found in: Jharkhand, where 100 percent live. Barring India Karw exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent live and Pakistan, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karwe | 89 | 217 | / |
| Kharw | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kaurw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kharwf | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kharwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kharws | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kairew | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kearws | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karv | 75 | 131 | / |
| Karf | 75 | 106 | / |
| Korw | 75 | 11 | / |
| Carw | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kerw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Karbowa | 73 | 299 | / |
| Khairew | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kharwhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Karwowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaharwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Karpf | 67 | 2,719 | / |
| Karfe | 67 | 1,160 | / |
| Korwe | 67 | 93 | / |
| Kharv | 67 | 64 | / |
| Kaurv | 67 | 46 | / |
| Kaurf | 67 | 45 | / |
| Karff | 67 | 37 | / |
| Kharf | 67 | 22 | / |
| Karbø | 67 | 11 | / |
| Karph | 67 | 4 | / |
| Keerw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kaheirwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Carwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kairb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karvø | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korwh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaerf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kairv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katrv | 67 | 1 | / |
Karw Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﺭﻭ | karw | - |
| Karw in the Arabic language | ||
| عكرو | krw | - |
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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 Karw
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