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 most in Bulgaria. It can appear as: Karakanová or Karakánová. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karakanova? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,907,068th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname occurs mostly 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.
The surname Karakanova is most frequently occurring in Bulgaria, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 279,156. In Bulgaria it is most numerous in: Sofia City Province, where 48 percent are found, Kyustendil Province, where 44 percent are found and Burgas Province, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Bulgaria it is found in 7 countries. It is also found 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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