Karakashev Surname

396,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 888 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Karakashev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karakashev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria7381:9,4571,079
Russia821:1,757,598114,376
Kyrgyzstan201:298,63326,437
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
England61:9,286,343223,652
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Karakashev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karakashev (Georgian: კარაკაშევი, Russian: Каракашев) occurs more in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karakashev? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 396,862nd most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 8,206,696 people. The last name Karakashev is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Karakashev reside; 83 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 82 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Karakashev is most widely held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 738 people, or 1 in 9,457. In Bulgaria it is most common in: Sofia City Province, where 14 percent live, Varna Province, where 13 percent live and Plovdiv Province, where 13 percent live. Excluding Bulgaria this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 9 percent live and Kyrgyzstan, where 2 percent live.

Karakashev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (50%) in Russia.

Karakashev earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.69% less than the national average, earning $35,946 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karakashev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karakashev in the Georgian language
კარაკაშევიkarakashevi-
Karakashev in the Russian language
Каракашевkarakasev-

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Footnotes

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