Karakaš Surname
Approximately 926 people bear this surname
Karakaš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 434 | 1:9,743 | 1,724 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 209 | 1:16,921 | 3,119 |
| Serbia | 187 | 1:38,208 | 3,939 |
| Slovenia | 60 | 1:41,461 | 7,484 |
| Montenegro | 29 | 1:22,054 | 2,250 |
| North Macedonia | 4 | 1:525,368 | 20,918 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Karakaş (78,762), Karakas (2,903) & Karakás (21) are calculated separately.
Karakaš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karakaš Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karakaš occurs most in Croatia. It may occur as: Karakaş, Karakas or Karakás. For other potential spellings of Karakaš click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karakaš? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 384,027th most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 7,869,920 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Karakaš are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Karakaš is most prevalent in Croatia, where it is borne by 434 people, or 1 in 9,743. In Croatia Karakaš is most common in: City of Zagreb, where 24 percent live, Osijek-Baranja County, where 17 percent live and Brod-Posavina County, where 15 percent live. Aside from Croatia Karakaš occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 23 percent live and Serbia, where 20 percent live.
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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 Karakaš
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