Karakachan Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Karakachan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 39 | 1:1,167,249 | 102,683 |
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 9 | 1:663,628 | 45,718 |
Karakachan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karakachan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karakachan (Russian: Каракачан) is most common in Ukraine. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Karakachan.
How Common Is The Last Name Karakachan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,203,767th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Karakachan reside; 82 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 82 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
This surname is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 1,167,249. In Ukraine Karakachan is most numerous in: Luhansk Oblast, where 79 percent are found, Odessa Oblast, where 13 percent are found and Donetsk Oblast, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Ukraine this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 35 percent are found and Kyrgyzstan, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karakashan | 90 | 4 | / |
| Karakachanova | 87 | 125 | / |
| Karakaçan | 84 | 285 | / |
| Karakazan | 84 | 160 | / |
| Kharakhashan | 82 | 2 | / |
| Karakasian | 80 | 19 | / |
| Karakhasan | 80 | 17 | / |
| Karakatsan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karacahasan | 76 | 8 | / |
| Karakoçan | 74 | 133 | / |
| Karacosan | 74 | 24 | / |
| Karakasen | 74 | 23 | / |
| Karakason | 74 | 4 | / |
| Korakasan | 74 | 4 | / |
| Karakačanova | 73 | 14 | / |
| Karakhasanova | 70 | 8 | / |
| Carakatsane | 67 | 8 | / |
| Caracasian | 60 | 5 | / |
| Karakosem | 53 | 28 | / |
Karakachan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karakachan in the Russian language | ||
| Каракачан | karakacan | - |
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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 Karakachan
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