Kharu Surname
Approximately 388 people bear this surname
Kharu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 263 | 1:108,293 | 2,184 |
| India | 112 | 1:6,848,798 | 152,966 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Kharu (1,688) may also be a first name.
Kharu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kharu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kharu (Bengali: খৈরু, Hindi: खरू, Marathi: खारु, Oriya: ଖାରୁ, Russian: Хару, Tibetan: ཁ་རུ་) is borne by more people in Nepal than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kharu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 742,570th most commonly used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 18,782,335 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kharu live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 87 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kharu is also the 187,233rd most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 1,688 people.
This last name is most numerous in Nepal, where it is carried by 263 people, or 1 in 108,293. In Nepal Kharu is primarily found in: Lumbini, where 63 percent are found, Bheri, where 30 percent are found and Rapti, where 6 percent are found. Other than Nepal this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 29 percent are found and Malaysia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kharu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kharu in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཁ་རུ་ | kharu | - |
| Kharu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଖାରୁ | kharu | 92.31 |
| ଖରୁ | kharu | 5.13 |
| ଖାରୁତାି | kharutai | 2.56 |
| Kharu in the Bengali language | ||
| খৈরু | khairu | 50 |
| খারু | kharu | 50 |
| Kharu in the Marathi language | ||
| खारु | kharu | 37.21 |
| खरु | kharu | 23.26 |
| खरू | kharu | 16.28 |
| खैरु | khairu | 6.98 |
| खारू | kharu | 4.65 |
| कचरू | kacaru | 4.65 |
| खरात | kharata | 2.33 |
| कहारु | kaharu | 2.33 |
| खातुन | khatuna | 2.33 |
| Kharu in the Hindi language | ||
| खरू | kharu | 35.06 |
| खरु | kharu | 25.97 |
| खारू | kharu | 25.97 |
| खारु | kharu | 6.49 |
| खैरू | khairu | 1.3 |
| खरूा | kharua | 1.3 |
| Kharu in the Russian language | ||
| Хару | haru | - |
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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 Kharu
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