Karakanova Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Karakanova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 25 | 1:279,156 | 14,366 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 20 | 1:298,633 | 26,437 |
| Ukraine | 9 | 1:5,058,077 | 228,455 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
The alternate forms: Karakanová (2) & Karakánová (9) are calculated separately.
Karakanova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karakanova Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karakanova (Russian: Караканова) occurs in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Karakanová or Karakánová. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karakanova? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,907,068th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name Karakanova occurs predominantly in Asia, where 53 percent of Karakanova are found; 29 percent are found in Central Asia and 29 percent are found in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.
It is most common in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 279,156. In Bulgaria it is most common in: Sofia City Province, where 48 percent are found, Kyustendil Province, where 44 percent are found and Burgas Province, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Bulgaria this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 26 percent are found and Kyrgyzstan, where 21 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karakanova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karakanova in the Russian language | ||
| Караканова | karakanova | - |
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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 Karakanova
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