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Where Does The Last Name Caras Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Caras (Hindi: चारस) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Caraş, Caraș, Čaras, Çaraş or Căraş. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caras? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 84,830^th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,280,314 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 54 percent of Caras reside; 51 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Caras is also the 420,385^th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 418 people.

The surname Caras is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is borne by 2,925 people, or 1 in 34,611. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Western Visayas, where 21 percent live, Ilocos, where 17 percent live and Soccsksargen, where 14 percent live. Excluding The Philippines this last name is found in 55 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Romania, where 12 percent live.

Caras Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Caras has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Caras last name grew 11,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Caras Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Caras surname are 1.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.54% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Caras earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 120.5% more than the national average, earning R 523,992 per year and in United States they earn 31.82% more than the national average, earning $56,879 USD per year.