Karaiskos Surname
Approximately 2,134 people bear this surname
Karaiskos Surname User-submission:
The karaiskos surname comes from two Greek words kara, meaning 'black', and iskos, which means 'shadow'.
Karaiskos Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 1,874 | 1:5,912 | 630 |
| United States | 59 | 1:6,143,372 | 295,589 |
| Cyprus | 47 | 1:18,827 | 2,132 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
The alternate forms: Karaïskos (1) are calculated separately.
Karaiskos Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The karaiskos surname comes from two Greek words kara, meaning 'black', and iskos, which means 'shadow'.
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Karaiskos Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karaiskos Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karaiskos is borne by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Karaïskos. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karaiskos? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 196,417th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,414,970 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Karaiskos are found; 90 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.
This surname is most common in Greece, where it is carried by 1,874 people, or 1 in 5,912. In Greece Karaiskos is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 31 percent live, Thessaly, where 30 percent live and Central Macedonia, where 8 percent live. Other than Greece this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and Cyprus, where 2 percent live.
Karaiskos Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Karaiskos surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.
The amount Karaiskos earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 19.25% more than the national average, earning R 283,380 per year; in United States they earn 32.15% more than the national average, earning $57,022 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.54% more than the national average, earning $57,406 CAD per year.
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