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 last name Karwe (Marathi: कारवे) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Karwe is the 1,118,459th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. The surname Karwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Karwe are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 49 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most common given name globally, held by 34 people.
Karwe is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 427,592. In Kenya Karwe is mostly found in: Nairobi County, where 75 percent live, Muranga County, where 8 percent live and Nakuru County, where 8 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in India, where 15 percent live and Germany, where 12 percent live.
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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