Karakanas Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Karakanas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 117 | 1:94,699 | 15,986 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Karakanas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karakanas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karakanas is held by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karakanas? popularity and diffusion
The surname Karakanas is the 1,666,404th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Karakanas reside; 99 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.
This last name is most common in Greece, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 94,699. In Greece it is mostly concentrated in: Thessaly, where 76 percent live and Central Macedonia, where 24 percent live. Besides Greece this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cyprus, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karakannas | 95 | 109 | / |
| Karakanash | 95 | 7 | / |
| Karakhanas | 95 | 6 | / |
| Karakana | 94 | 188 | / |
| Karakhainas | 90 | 20 | / |
| Kaurakangas | 90 | 3 | / |
| Karakanat | 89 | 179 | / |
| Karakanna | 89 | 27 | / |
| Kairakana | 89 | 19 | / |
| Karakhana | 89 | 2 | / |
| Karakanos | 89 | 1 | / |
| Karakanad | 89 | 1 | / |
| Karakaana | 89 | 1 | / |
| Katrakanna | 84 | 9 | / |
| Kaarakhana | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kairaakana | 84 | 1 | / |
| Karakhanoa | 84 | 1 | / |
| Korakana | 82 | 118 | / |
| Karakona | 82 | 2 | / |
| Karokana | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kaatrakaana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Katrakona | 78 | 20 | / |
| Caracanas | 78 | 15 | / |
| Karakanou | 78 | 4 | / |
| Korakanna | 78 | 1 | / |
| Korakaana | 78 | 1 | / |
| Karakhano | 78 | 1 | / |
| Karakounos | 74 | 41 | / |
| Caracanhas | 74 | 17 | / |
| Korakkanna | 74 | 1 | / |
| Katrakonna | 74 | 1 | / |
| Caairakana | 74 | 1 | / |
| Karokano | 71 | 2 | / |
| Caracana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Qorakana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Korakona | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karacano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karagkounos | 70 | 1 | / |
| Caracanha | 67 | 77 | / |
| Gkaragkounos | 67 | 5 | / |
| Koroikana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caraceana | 67 | 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 Karakanas
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