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

The last name Karachaeva (Russian: Карачаева) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname Karachaeva is the 785,023^rd most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 20,243,183 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Karachaeva reside; 69 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 49 percent reside in North Caucasus.

It is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 238 people, or 1 in 605,559. In Russia it is mostly found in: Kabardino-Balkar Republic, where 45 percent reside, Republic of Dagestan, where 17 percent reside and Karachay-Cherkess Republic, where 12 percent reside. Besides Russia this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Kyrgyzstan, where 28 percent reside and Ukraine, where 3 percent reside.

Karachaeva Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Muslim (71%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Karachaeva last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.