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 last name Karakashev (Georgian: კარაკაშევი, Russian: Каракашев) is more frequently found in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karakashev? popularity and diffusion

It is the 396,862nd most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,206,696 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Karakashev are found; 83 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 82 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Karakashev is most numerous in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 738 people, or 1 in 9,457. In Bulgaria it is mostly concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 14 percent live, Varna Province, where 13 percent live and Plovdiv Province, where 13 percent live. Other than 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 adherence of those holding the Karakashev surname 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

  • 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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