Karyu Surname

131,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Karyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan3,3971:37,6343,404
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
Liberia131:339,11818,650
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Karyu (573) may also be a first name.

Karyu Last Name Facts

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

Karyu occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Karyu.

How Common Is The Last Name Karyu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 131,275th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,116,012 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Karyu live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Karyu is also the 350,163rd most numerous first name at a global level, held by 573 people.

The surname Karyu is most widespread in Japan, where it is carried by 3,397 people, or 1 in 37,634. In Japan Karyu is most numerous in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 26 percent live, Fukuoka Prefecture, where 8 percent live and Osaka Prefecture, where 6 percent live. Beside Japan it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 1 percent live and Liberia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karyou91181/
Kairyu9164/
Kareyu911/
Karyuh911/
Karyue911/
Karyuz911/
Karuyu911/
Karyouh837/
Kharyue831/
Karyuth831/
Kariu801,580/
Karju80119/
Koryu8027/
Keryu801/
Karahayu7729/
Karjus73262/
Karehu73109/
Koryua7368/
Kariou7341/
Kareju7323/
Karoju7323/
Koryus7322/
Koryou7315/
Kariuh7315/
Kereyu739/
Kariju735/
Karjou734/
Karihu734/
Koreyu734/
Kharju732/
Kariua732/
Kariup732/
Koryuh731/
Karieu731/
Keryuh731/
Keeryu731/
Kareou731/
Karriu731/
Karuju731/
Koroyu731/
Kkariu731/
Karjau731/
Karjud731/
Kairoju67207/
Kariouh67119/
Kargiou6750/
Koroyou6745/
Karuhiu6725/
Karjust6715/
Karroju679/
Kauroju678/
Kareheu677/
Kasroju675/
Katriju675/
Khariju675/
Karjooy674/
Katruju674/
Kharjuj674/
Karjuss673/
Koryush672/
Karihou672/
Kari'au671/
Kearius671/
Khariua671/
Kharihu671/
Karehui671/
Koruyou671/
Karegiu671/
Karriou671/
Karohiu671/
Khereyu671/
Carroyu671/
Karjouh671/
Karjouy671/
Karijud671/
Kairiou671/
Koryuth671/
Karagiu671/

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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 Karyu
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