Karakana Surname
Approximately 188 people bear this surname
Karakana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 111 | 1:6,910,499 | 153,869 |
| Greece | 76 | 1:145,787 | 24,076 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Karakana (23) may also be a first name.
Karakana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karakana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karakana (Marathi: करकणा, Oriya: କାରକାନା, Russian: Каракана) has its highest incidence in India. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karakana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,235,409th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. The last name Karakana is primarily found in Asia, where 60 percent of Karakana are found; 59 percent are found in South Asia and 59 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Karakana is also the 2,239,265th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 23 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 6,910,499. In India Karakana is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 95 percent live, Odisha, where 3 percent live and Tamil Nadu, where 1 percent live. Aside from India it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 40 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karakana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karakana in the Marathi language | ||
| करकणा | karakana | - |
| Karakana in the Oriya language | ||
| କାରକାନା | karakana | 50 |
| କରକାନା | karakana | 50 |
| Karakana in the Russian language | ||
| Каракана | karakana | - |
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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 Karakana
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