Karakevas Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Karakevas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karakevas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece291:382,06251,720
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077

Karakevas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karakevas has its highest incidence in Greece. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Karakevas.

How Common Is The Last Name Karakevas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karakevas is the 2,944,094th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Karakevas reside; 66 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 66 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Greece, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 382,062. In Greece Karakevas is primarily found in: Central Macedonia, where 97 percent are found and Attica, where 3 percent are found. Other than Greece Karakevas occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 23 percent are found and Sweden, where 11 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
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  • 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 Karakevas
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