Karwe Surname
Approximately 217 people bear this surname
Karwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 108 | 1:427,592 | 23,179 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Karwe (34) may also be a first name.
Karwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karwe (Marathi: कारवे) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Karwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,118,459th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Karwe reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 49 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Karwe is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used given name in the world, borne by 34 people.
It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 427,592. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 75 percent are found, Muranga County, where 8 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 8 percent are found. Besides Kenya this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 15 percent are found and Germany, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karwe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karwe in the Marathi language | ||
| कारवे | karave | - |
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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 Karwe
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