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 is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Karakaş, Karakas or Karakás. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karakaš? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 384,027th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 7,869,920 people. The surname Karakaš is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Karakaš reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
This surname is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is borne by 434 people, or 1 in 9,743. In Croatia it is mostly found in: City of Zagreb, where 24 percent are found, Osijek-Baranja County, where 17 percent are found and Brod-Posavina County, where 15 percent are found. Besides Croatia this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 23 percent are found and Serbia, where 20 percent are found.
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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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