Karakama Surname
Approximately 2,560 people bear this surname
Karakama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2,442 | 1:52,352 | 4,163 |
| Brazil | 56 | 1:3,822,756 | 105,432 |
| Turkey | 55 | 1:1,414,935 | 56,482 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Karakama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karakama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karakama is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Karakama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karakama? popularity and diffusion
Karakama is the 168,729th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,846,698 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Karakama are found; 95 percent are found in East Asia and 95 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
The last name is most widespread in Japan, where it is held by 2,442 people, or 1 in 52,352. In Japan Karakama is most frequent in: Chiba Prefecture, where 57 percent live, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 11 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent live. Aside from Japan Karakama occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 2 percent live and Turkey, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kairakama | 94 | 12 | / |
| Karakamaz | 94 | 2 | / |
| Karakoma | 88 | 4 | / |
| Karakami | 88 | 2 | / |
| Karakame | 88 | 1 | / |
| Karacama | 88 | 1 | / |
| Karakamiş | 82 | 167 | / |
| Karakamou | 82 | 8 | / |
| Karakosma | 82 | 2 | / |
| Karhakoma | 82 | 1 | / |
| Karakosmas | 78 | 32 | / |
| Karacami | 75 | 33 | / |
| Korakami | 75 | 7 | / |
| Caracama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kairacami | 71 | 43 | / |
| Carakhamo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Carakhame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kourékama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Korakouma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaharacami | 67 | 3 | / |
| Caraaicama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaairacami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karakoumis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koracami | 63 | 14 | / |
| Caracamo | 63 | 5 | / |
| Qaraqame | 63 | 2 | / |
| Korokami | 63 | 1 | / |
| Caracami | 63 | 1 | / |
| Qarahaqame | 56 | 7 | / |
| Caairacami | 56 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Karakama
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis