Korasu Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Korasu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Korasu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Korasu (20) may also be a first name.

Korasu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Korasu (Marathi: कोरसु, Oriya: େକାରଷୁ) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Korasu.

How Common Is The Last Name Korasu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Korasu is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Korasu are found; 70 percent are found in Southern Africa and 70 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 20 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe Korasu is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 100 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe Korasu exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent reside and Kenya, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Korrasud861/
Karasu8326,862/
Kurasu8314/
Koresu8310/
Koraju8310/
Korosu837/
Kourassou809/
Karatsu772,147/
Karasau7733/
Kkarasu7718/
Karaasu7718/
Korraju777/
Karausu776/
Karrasu774/
Kaarasu774/
Kerashu771/
Khurasu771/
Karaseu771/
Koreshu771/
Kurasou771/
Karashu771/
Kharasu771/
Keraisu771/
Karasou771/
Karasuç771/
Karaushu71144/
Karhatsu7166/
Korosahu7114/
Kaharasu716/
Kurasahu715/
Karassou714/
Kharasau712/
Kerassou711/
Karaaysu711/
Kuraishu711/
Korgoshu711/
Karaashu711/
Karaszuz711/
Karashut711/
Kharasud711/
Katrasau711/
Kothraju711/
Kurosu6713,300/
Karaju67570/
Karacu67346/
Kotrotsou67297/
Corosu67249/
Keresu6716/
Kouragiou678/
Kerazu675/
Koroju675/
Koroschup673/
Karazu672/
Khoroshut672/
Carasu671/
Khoroshui671/
Coracu671/
Karesu671/
Kuraishui671/
Kurashaud671/
Qorazu671/
Qarasu671/
Khorousuz671/
Kurazu671/
Kouradjou671/

Korasu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Korasu in the Oriya language
େକାରଷୁekarasu-
Korasu in the Marathi language
कोरसुkorasu70.53
कोरसूkorasu29.47

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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
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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 Korasu
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