Karhu is used as a family name or surname in Finland. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Karhu
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Finland
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Karhu

How popular is Karhu?

Karhu is common in Finland.

Karhu is ranked 81458 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Karhu bearers increased by 3.076923 per cent in 2010 US census to 134 since 2000, the surname slipped by 4960 spots and ranked at 127494. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.03 99.23
Hispanic or Latino 3.73 0
Karhu is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Finland which signifies that it is originated from Finland. Around 5375 people have been found who wears Karhu as their family name. Karhu is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
7,683 Latvia3
5,726 Puerto Rico2
34,681 Norway2
118,441 Germany2
201,317 England2
16,283 Lithuania1
91,024 Belgium1
2,877 Cuba1
49,101 Denmark1
90,903 Moldova1
277,603 France1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
492,292 Ukraine1
81,201 Switzerland1
153,416 Italy1
29,046 Japan1
118,015 Netherlands1
37,493 Austria1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
276,875 India41
64,073 Australia28
103,933 Canada25
94,038 Spain11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
176,736 Russia54
Countries with hundreds of Karhu:
631 Estonia260
111,951 United States196
5,231 Sweden181
Countries with thousands of Karhu:
136 Finland4,554
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Karhu Namesakes

  • Saara Karhu, Politician
  • Urho Karhumäki, Poet
  • Esko Karhunen, Basketball Player

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