Karakas Surname

151,695th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Hungary

Karakas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karakas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7041:114,35414,091
Hungary5651:17,3741,954
United States4511:803,67861,918
England2641:211,05318,115
Austria1631:52,2428,220
Netherlands951:177,76025,545
Sweden881:111,8958,035
Greece821:135,11922,476
Canada661:558,26746,632
Switzerland501:164,25815,252
France491:1,355,566135,191
Australia451:599,90442,958
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Lebanon271:208,7818,577
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Finland121:458,05828,977
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Bosnia and Herzegovina81:442,05013,608
India71:109,580,769786,157
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Norway61:857,04855,549
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Karakaş (78,762), Karakaš (926) & Karakás (21) are calculated separately.

Karakas (51) may also be a first name.

Karakas Last Name Facts

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

Karakas (Russian: Каракас) is most common in Germany. It may be found as: Karakaş, Karakaš or Karakás. For other potential spellings of Karakas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karakas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 151,695th most widespread surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,510,350 people. The surname Karakas is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Karakas are found; 37 percent are found in Western Europe and 34 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Karakas is also the 1,396,783rd most prevalent first name on earth, held by 51 people.

The surname Karakas is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 704 people, or 1 in 114,354. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent are found, Hesse, where 16 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 59 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Karakas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Karakas last name are 0.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.47% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Karakas earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 10.29% more than the national average, earning $47,588 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.16% more than the national average, earning $72,616 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karakaş9578,762/
Karakaš95926/
Karakás9521/
Karakash931,345/
Karakase9359/
Karaskas936/
Karakats931/
Karakajs931/
Karatkas931/
Kkarakas931/
Karaiskas8835/
Kharakash8821/
Karauskas8817/
Karakasch8814/
Karakashe887/
Karahkash885/
Kharakhas882/
Kaurakase881/
Karakashh881/
Korakas86861/
Karakos86279/
Karakaz86219/
Karakaç8682/
Karacas8645/
Carakas864/
Qarakas861/
Kharakhash82284/
Kharrakash82214/
Kaharakaus8240/
Karashkash821/
Kargakos80189/
Karagkos80112/
Kareckas8092/
Karakots8048/
Katrakos8032/
Karakose8029/
Korakase8024/
Karakatš8013/
Karakosh805/
Karokash804/
Korakaus804/
Karrekas803/
Karaccas803/
Carakhas803/
Karaikos802/
Karakacz802/
Kharakos801/
Kargokas801/
Kourakas801/
Carakash801/
Karekash801/
Karakous801/
Kareakos801/
Korakash801/
Koraakas801/
Khayrakhash78233/
Karakashova7820/
Karaiskos752,134/
Karakoush751,523/
Karakoosh7518/
Carauskas757/
Kherakaus754/
Gkaragkos754/
Koutrakas752/
Karaiscas751/
Karakayış751/
Karrokash751/
Karaïskos751/
Kareeckas751/
Carakasse751/
Kharokash751/
Khaarakashth742/
Caracas717,959/
Karakozova71939/
Karakoz71250/
Karakoş71179/
Kerakos71134/
Karekos7192/
Karakašova7143/
Karakosova7131/
Karakazova7118/
Karokos7112/
Karecas715/
Korekas714/
Catrauskas713/
Korakos713/
Carakos712/
Kerekas711/
Karacaz711/
Korakaz711/
Kourakos67708/
Kharakoz67350/
Kereakos6725/
Karakoch6724/
Kharakozova6724/
Caracaus6723/
Qaraqash6716/
Kargacos6715/
Karakouz6715/
Karaikoz6710/
Carracas676/
Karaykozova673/
Caracash673/
Karaykoz672/
Carascas672/
Kaarakozova671/
Cargakos671/
Khayrehkash671/
Karakeuz671/
Koreckas671/
Caeracas671/

Karakas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karakas in the Russian language
Каракасkarakas-

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