Karakashyan Surname

684,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Karakashyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karakashyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1941:742,90262,269
Armenia911:32,2001,859
Georgia871:43,0525,786
Lebanon221:256,2319,426
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Bulgaria181:387,71718,370
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Karakashyan Last Name Facts

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

Karakashyan (Georgian: კარაკაშიან, Russian: Каракашян) is found most frequently in Russia. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karakashyan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 684,148th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,791,580 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Karakashyan are found; 46 percent are found in West Asia and 42 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 194 people, or 1 in 742,902. In Russia it is most common in: Krasnodar Krai, where 53 percent live, Vologda Oblast, where 9 percent live and Moscow, where 8 percent live. Barring Russia Karakashyan occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Armenia, where 21 percent live and Georgia, where 20 percent live.

Karakashyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (71%) in Russia and Armenian Apostolic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Karakashyan surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 70% being registered with the political party.

Karakashyan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.24% more than the national average, earning $48,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karakashyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karakashyan in the Georgian language
კარაკაშიანkarakashian73.26
კარაკაშიანიkarakashiani26.74
Karakashyan in the Russian language
Каракашянkarakasan-

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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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