Karweru Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Karweru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Karweru Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya641:721,56130,456
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Karweru Demographics

Karweru Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Karweru Last Name Facts

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

Karweru occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Karweru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karweru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,312,869th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The surname Karweru is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Karweru are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 721,561. In Kenya Karweru is primarily found in: Nyeri County, where 89 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 6 percent reside and Embu County, where 2 percent reside. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 3 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.

Karweru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Karweru surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karweeru931/
Karueru861/
Karuiru711,118/
Korveru711/
Kärverud675/
Kharvaru671/
Carverus671/
Korouerou631/
Carvérus537/
Kerverou531/
Koruharu531/
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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 Karweru
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