Caracosta Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Moldova

Caracosta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Caracosta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece221:503,62763,727
Moldova161:222,58620,292
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Caracosta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Caracosta occurs in Greece more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Caracosta? popularity and diffusion

Caracosta is the 3,017,195th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Caracosta are found; 52 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 52 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Greece, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 503,627. In Greece it is primarily found in: Attica, where 95 percent are found and Central Macedonia, where 5 percent are found. Barring Greece Caracosta exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 38 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Caracosta
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