Karw Surname

420,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 826 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Karw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8181:937,73340,293
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karwe89217/
Kharw892/
Kaurw891/
Kharwf806/
Kharwe802/
Kharws802/
Kairew802/
Kearws801/
Karv75131/
Karf75106/
Korw7511/
Carw753/
Kerw752/
Karbowa73299/
Khairew731/
Kharwhe731/
Karwowa731/
Kaharwe731/
Karpf672,719/
Karfe671,160/
Korwe6793/
Kharv6764/
Kaurv6746/
Kaurf6745/
Karff6737/
Kharf6722/
Karbø6711/
Karph674/
Keerw673/
Kaheirwe673/
Carwe673/
Kairb672/
Karvø671/
Korwh671/
Kaerf671/
Kairv671/
Katrv671/

Karw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﺭﻭkarw-
Karw in the Arabic language
عكروkrw-

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