Karachaev Surname

533,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kyrgyzstan

Karachaev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karachaev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4761:302,78030,971
Kyrgyzstan961:62,2158,540
Belarus131:730,85159,297
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416

Karachaev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karachaev (Georgian: კარაჩაევი, Russian: Карачаев) is found most in Russia. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karachaev? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 533,524th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,045,530 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Karachaev are found; 75 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 55 percent are found in North Caucasus.

This last name is most widely held in Russia, where it is held by 476 people, or 1 in 302,780. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Kabardino-Balkar Republic, where 50 percent live, Republic of Dagestan, where 12 percent live and Moscow, where 10 percent live. Beside Russia it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Kyrgyzstan, where 16 percent live and Belarus, where 2 percent live.

Karachaev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Muslim (95%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Karachaev last name are 1.77% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 45% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karachaev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karachaev in the Georgian language
კარაჩაევიkarachaevi-
Karachaev in the Russian language
Карачаевkaracaev-

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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
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  • 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 Karachaev
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