van Kara Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

van Kara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Kara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367

van Kara Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Kara is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of van Kara click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Kara? popularity and diffusion

The surname van Kara is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of van Kara are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname van Kara is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 100 percent are found.

van Kara Last Name Statistics demography

van Kara earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.95% less than the national average, earning R 154,572 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Cara882/
van Kera881/
von Karais781/
van Cora755/
von Karis711/
van Kerro711/
van Korije675/
van Core635/
Van-Kerro5916/
von Carey591/
von Caires562/
von Carhop561/
von Khouri561/
van Correa561/

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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 van Kara
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