Karakani Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Greece

Karakani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karakani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
India761:10,092,966194,472
Iran451:1,706,27864,723
Greece421:263,80539,714
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Karakani (60) may also be a first name.

Karakani Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Karakani Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Karakani (Marathi: कारकणी, Oriya: କରକାନି) is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karakani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 868,551st most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. The surname Karakani is primarily found in Asia, where 43 percent of Karakani are found; 39 percent are found in North Africa and 39 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Karakani is also the 1,270,172nd most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 60 people.

The surname Karakani is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Outside of Egypt this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 24 percent reside and Iran, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karakani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karakani in the Marathi language
कारकणीkarakani-
Karakani in the Oriya language
କରକାନିkarakani76.32
କରକାନୀkarakani21.05
କାରକାନୀkarakani2.63

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karakani
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