Caracu Surname
Approximately 126 people bear this surname
Caracu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 94 | 1:37,887 | 5,823 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Transnistria | 7 | 1:67,814 | 9,165 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Caracú (1) are calculated separately.
Caracu (35,134) may also be a first name.
Caracu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Caracu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Caracu is more commonly found in Moldova than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Caracú. Click here to see other possible spellings of Caracu.
How Common Is The Last Name Caracu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,604,449th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Caracu are found; 81 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 75 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 24,660th most common forename in the world It is held by 35,134 people.
The surname Caracu is most widely held in Moldova, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 37,887. In Moldova it is most numerous in: Anenii Noi District, where 86 percent are found, Briceni District, where 7 percent are found and Chișinău Municipality, where 2 percent are found. Besides Moldova this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent are found and Transnistria, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caracú | 94 | 1 | / |
| Caracut | 92 | 658 | / |
| Cearacu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ccaracu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Caracaus | 86 | 23 | / |
| Caraiscu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Caracheu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Carrascu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Carackus | 86 | 0 | / |
| Karacu | 83 | 346 | / |
| Caraku | 83 | 241 | / |
| Carazu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Caraju | 83 | 2 | / |
| Caracó | 83 | 2 | / |
| Carasu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Coracu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Carrascou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Carraccui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Carrascus | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kkaracu | 77 | 1,171 | / |
| Carausu | 77 | 842 | / |
| Karachu | 77 | 100 | / |
| Caratzu | 77 | 67 | / |
| Charaku | 77 | 59 | / |
| Carasus | 77 | 58 | / |
| Caragiu | 77 | 55 | / |
| Carazut | 77 | 12 | / |
| Carakut | 77 | 8 | / |
| Carajau | 77 | 5 | / |
| Carakup | 77 | 4 | / |
| Carrasu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Carazzu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaaracu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jaracus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Carasuz | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ciorascu | 71 | 398 | / |
| Karacuha | 71 | 23 | / |
| Karachou | 71 | 17 | / |
| Karacius | 71 | 12 | / |
| Charakhu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chorachu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Carausus | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chearaku | 71 | 2 | / |
| Carrasus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caroscus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Charakou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Carakhau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kharacau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karachau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karasu | 67 | 26,862 | / |
| Karaju | 67 | 570 | / |
| Karaku | 67 | 443 | / |
| Sarazu | 67 | 196 | / |
| Zarazu | 67 | 130 | / |
| Saraku | 67 | 105 | / |
| Sarasu | 67 | 98 | / |
| Jaraku | 67 | 18 | / |
| Jarasu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Carosu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zarasu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tzarachou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karazu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jaraju | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zaraju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaraku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Charakhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qarasu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caroku | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Caracu
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