Karachai Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Karachai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 33 | 1:4,367,365 | 205,470 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Karachai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karachai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karachai (Marathi: करचै, Russian: Къарачаи) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karachai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,274,477th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Karachai reside; 92 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 81 percent reside in North Caucasus.
The last name is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 4,367,365. In Russia Karachai is most common in: Karachay-Cherkess Republic, where 88 percent live, Moscow, where 6 percent live and Krasnodar Krai, where 3 percent live. Apart from Russia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 6 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karachai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karachai in the Marathi language | ||
| करचै | karacai | - |
| Karachai in the Russian language | ||
| Къарачаи | karacai | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Karachai
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