Karaga Surname
Approximately 1,826 people bear this surname
Karaga Surname User-submission:
The last name Karaga means 'black military commander'. It comes from kara, meaning 'black' and aga, meaning 'chief', 'master', lord', which in Muslim countries is a honorific title for a civilian or military officer; or often part of such title.
Read More About This SurnameKaraga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 662 | 1:27,722 | 1,653 |
| Zimbabwe | 397 | 1:38,887 | 6,016 |
| Croatia | 150 | 1:28,191 | 5,815 |
| Belarus | 110 | 1:86,373 | 13,605 |
| Nigeria | 59 | 1:3,002,420 | 93,371 |
| Cameroon | 51 | 1:407,237 | 34,925 |
| Niger | 50 | 1:383,840 | 10,800 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 48 | 1:73,675 | 7,508 |
| Russia | 43 | 1:3,351,699 | 174,427 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| Norway | 25 | 1:205,691 | 23,411 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Spain | 20 | 1:2,337,602 | 57,118 |
| Benin | 20 | 1:516,780 | 33,864 |
| Serbia | 16 | 1:446,559 | 18,714 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| North Macedonia | 11 | 1:191,043 | 13,158 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Karaga (317) may also be a first name.
Karaga Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The last name Karaga means 'black military commander'. It comes from kara, meaning 'black' and aga, meaning 'chief', 'master', lord', which in Muslim countries is a honorific title for a civilian or military officer; or often part of such title. It was often placed after the name of civilian or military functionaries in the Ottoman Empire.
- liamlarsKaraga warriors came to Europe from Africa in the 16th century, as a part of Ottoman invading force, to battle Christians. They settled in Croatia, in the region in and near Ljubotić village, where some of them still live.
- liamlarsKaraga Demographics
Average Karaga Salary in
United States
$71,328 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Karaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karaga (Marathi: कौरागा, Oriya: କରଗା, Russian: Карага) is more commonly found in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karaga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Karaga is the 223,100th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,990,989 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Karaga live; 47 percent live in West Africa and 29 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Karaga is also the 493,198th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 317 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 662 people, or 1 in 27,722. In Burkina Faso Karaga is mostly found in: Centre-Est Region, where 28 percent reside, Centre Region, where 19 percent reside and Sahel Region, where 19 percent reside. Besides Burkina Faso it occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 22 percent reside and Croatia, where 8 percent reside.
Karaga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Belarus.
The amount Karaga earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.32% less than the national average, earning 227,320 kr per year and in United States they earn 65.31% more than the national average, earning $71,328 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karaga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karaga in the Oriya language | ||
| କରଗା | karaga | 50 |
| କାରଗା | karaga | 50 |
| Karaga in the Marathi language | ||
| कौरागा | kauraga | 33.33 |
| करागा | karaga | 33.33 |
| केारगा | kearaga | 16.67 |
| कारागा | karaga | 16.67 |
| Karaga in the Russian language | ||
| Карага | karaga | - |
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