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

The last name Kara (Arabic: عكرا, Bengali: করা, Georgian: კარა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﺭﻩ, Hindi: कारा, Marathi: कारा, Oriya: କର, Russian: Кара, Tibetan: ཀ་ར་) is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Kára or Kará. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 1,198^th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 16,359 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Kara reside; 52 percent reside in West Asia and 52 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Kara is also the 6,997^th most numerous given name at a global level. It is borne by 149,956 people.

The last name is most widely held in Turkey, where it is borne by 265,333 people, or 1 in 293. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 5 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 4 percent reside. Not including Turkey this last name is found in 151 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent reside and Algeria, where 6 percent reside.

Kara Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Kara Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally 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 Kara are 10.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.41% being registered to vote for 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.