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

Karachaev (Georgian: კარაჩაევი, Russian: Карачаев) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

This surname is the 533,524^th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 12,045,530 people. Karachaev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Karachaev live; 75 percent live in Eastern Europe and 55 percent live in North Caucasus.

The last name is most widespread in Russia, where it is held by 476 people, or 1 in 302,780. In Russia Karachaev is most frequent in: Kabardino-Balkar Republic, where 50 percent are found, Republic of Dagestan, where 12 percent are found and Moscow, where 10 percent are found. Other than Russia this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Kyrgyzstan, where 16 percent are found and Belarus, where 2 percent are found.

Karachaev Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Karachaev surname is chiefly Muslim (95%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Karachaev last name are 1.77% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 45% being registered with the party.