Karakara Surname

562,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Karakara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karakara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2771:2,769,18985,362
Turkey1601:486,38427,899
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
Zimbabwe431:359,02933,752
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Solomon Islands61:96,67218,437
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Karakara (67) may also be a first name.

Karakara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karakara (Oriya: କରକରା) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karakara? popularity and diffusion

Karakara is the 562,869th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 12,944,131 people. The last name Karakara occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Karakara live; 49 percent live in South Asia and 49 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,191,548th most commonly used given name internationally It is held by 67 people.

This surname is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 277 people, or 1 in 2,769,189. In India Karakara is most prevalent in: Odisha, where 79 percent are found, Gujarat, where 20 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 0 percent are found. Excluding India this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 28 percent are found and Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karakara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karakara in the Oriya language
କରକରାkarakara97.56
କରକରି୍ଆkarakaria1.22

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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 Karakara
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