Karwaye Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Karwaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karwaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia721:61,2305,350
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754

Karwaye (14) may also be a first name.

Karwaye Last Name Facts

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

Karwaye is held by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karwaye? popularity and diffusion

Karwaye is the 2,091,648th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Karwaye reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Karwaye is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 14 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 61,230. In Liberia Karwaye is most prevalent in: Nimba County, where 93 percent live, Bong County, where 1 percent live and Grand Bassa County, where 1 percent live. Aside from Liberia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 11 percent live.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Karwaye
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