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

The surname Kara (Arabic: عكرا, Bengali: করা, Georgian: კარა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﺭﻩ, Hindi: कारा, Marathi: कारा, Oriya: କର, Russian: Кара, Tibetan: ཀ་ར་) is found most in Turkey. It may be found as a variant: Kára or Kará. For other possible spellings of Kara click here.

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

It is the 1,198^th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 16,359 people. The surname Kara occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Kara are found; 52 percent are found in West Asia and 52 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 6,997^th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 149,956 people.

It is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is borne by 265,333 people, or 1 in 293. In Turkey Kara is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 5 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey this surname occurs in 151 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent are found and Algeria, where 6 percent are found.

Kara Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Kara has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Kara last name increased 60,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 6,544 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kara Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (91%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Muslim (57%) in Kenya, Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kara surname are 10.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.41% registered with the political party.

The amount Kara earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.26% less than the national average, earning 258,659 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 137.34% more than the national average, earning R 564,012 per year; in United States they earn 7.97% more than the national average, earning $46,590 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.47% more than the national average, earning $56,874 CAD per year.