Karakay Surname
Approximately 684 people bear this surname
Karakay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 438 | 1:329,048 | 33,062 |
| Turkey | 177 | 1:439,669 | 26,003 |
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| Transnistria | 15 | 1:31,647 | 5,088 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 12 | 1:497,721 | 37,801 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Karakay Demographics
Karakay Political Affiliation
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Karakay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karakay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karakay (Russian: Каракай) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Karakay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 485,771st most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,654,307 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Karakay are found; 57 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 57 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
The last name Karakay is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 438 people, or 1 in 329,048. In Russia Karakay is most frequent in: Krasnodar Krai, where 48 percent live, Rostov Oblast, where 6 percent live and Moscow, where 6 percent live. Other than Russia this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
Karakay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Karakay are 5.1% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 41.67% being registered with the political party.
Karakay earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.52% more than the national average, earning $45,100 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karakay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karakay in the Russian language | ||
| Каракай | karakaj | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karakay
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