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 last name van Kara is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name van Kara is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of van Kara reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa van Kara is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 100 percent live.

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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