Karó Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Karó Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 40 | 1:245,407 | 19,663 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
The alternate forms: Karo (33,386), Káró (65) & Káro (1) are calculated separately.
Karó Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karó Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karó is carried by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Karo, Káró or Káro. For other potential spellings of Karó click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karó? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,055,934th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Karó reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.
This surname is most frequently held in Hungary, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 245,407. In Hungary Karó is most frequent in: Bács-Kiskun County, where 78 percent are found, Zala County, where 18 percent are found and Csongrád County, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Hungary Karó exists in one country. It is also common in Slovakia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karo | 92 | 33,386 | / |
| Káró | 92 | 65 | / |
| Karró | 89 | 1 | / |
| Káro | 83 | 1 | / |
| Karócz | 80 | 24 | / |
| Kara | 75 | 445,482 | / |
| Karu | 75 | 19,013 | / |
| Kóró | 75 | 60 | / |
| Koró | 75 | 19 | / |
| Kará | 75 | 6 | / |
| Caró | 75 | 4 | / |
| Karú | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karóová | 73 | 3 | / |
| Khara | 67 | 62,079 | / |
| Kaira | 67 | 30,493 | / |
| Karra | 67 | 23,076 | / |
| Kaura | 67 | 15,023 | / |
| Kairu | 67 | 12,575 | / |
| Karaś | 67 | 10,484 | / |
| Karhu | 67 | 5,518 | / |
| Karga | 67 | 4,987 | / |
| Karau | 67 | 3,523 | / |
| Kayra | 67 | 2,933 | / |
| Kairo | 67 | 2,641 | / |
| Kauru | 67 | 1,956 | / |
| Karou | 67 | 1,461 | / |
| Kkara | 67 | 1,432 | / |
| Kharo | 67 | 1,315 | / |
| Kaara | 67 | 1,267 | / |
| Karui | 67 | 1,255 | / |
| Karru | 67 | 1,083 | / |
| Karro | 67 | 997 | / |
| Karaç | 67 | 974 | / |
| Karuç | 67 | 778 | / |
| Karah | 67 | 686 | / |
| Karaa | 67 | 644 | / |
| Karuh | 67 | 537 | / |
| Kayru | 67 | 460 | / |
| Karoo | 67 | 430 | / |
| Karač | 67 | 426 | / |
| Kargo | 67 | 408 | / |
| Kargu | 67 | 399 | / |
| Kharu | 67 | 388 | / |
| Kaaro | 67 | 387 | / |
| Karoh | 67 | 370 | / |
| Kahra | 67 | 362 | / |
| Keara | 67 | 300 | / |
| Kayro | 67 | 279 | / |
| Karuu | 67 | 270 | / |
| Gkara | 67 | 259 | / |
| Karoa | 67 | 258 | / |
| Kauro | 67 | 257 | / |
| Karza | 67 | 248 | / |
| Karoľ | 67 | 242 | / |
| Karzo | 67 | 187 | / |
| Kaaru | 67 | 174 | / |
| Kahro | 67 | 149 | / |
| Kareu | 67 | 147 | / |
| Kajra | 67 | 124 | / |
| Karoi | 67 | 120 | / |
| Karha | 67 | 118 | / |
| Karľa | 67 | 118 | / |
| Kotró | 67 | 81 | / |
| Karuś | 67 | 77 | / |
| Kórós | 67 | 72 | / |
| Karoe | 67 | 50 | / |
| Karáč | 67 | 50 | / |
| Karaš | 67 | 48 | / |
| Karuo | 67 | 44 | / |
| Karho | 67 | 37 | / |
| Kearo | 67 | 35 | / |
| Karzu | 67 | 32 | / |
| Karoy | 67 | 30 | / |
| Cairó | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kajro | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gkaro | 67 | 21 | / |
| Karoß | 67 | 17 | / |
| Karát | 67 | 16 | / |
| Karoj | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kahru | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kearu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Karuy | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kgara | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kajru | 67 | 10 | / |
| Karaß | 67 | 8 | / |
| Carró | 67 | 7 | / |
| Karuj | 67 | 5 | / |
| Karaã | 67 | 5 | / |
| Karoĺ | 67 | 5 | / |
| Karaź | 67 | 4 | / |
| Karoś | 67 | 4 | / |
| Karrú | 67 | 2 | / |
| Carós | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karaï | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaïra | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karrá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaarô | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hkaro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kcara | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karás | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karuß | 67 | 1 | / |
| K'Aro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ckara | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ckaro | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Karó
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