Karakeyan Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Karakeyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karakeyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2141:673,47257,767
Armenia91:325,5767,297
Abkhazia21:121,4324,128
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Karakeyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karakeyan (Russian: Каракеян) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karakeyan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,082,743rd most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Karakeyan are found; 85 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 85 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Russia, where it is carried by 214 people, or 1 in 673,472. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Krasnodar Krai, where 67 percent live, Moscow, where 10 percent live and Tyumen Oblast, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Russia Karakeyan occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Armenia, where 4 percent live and Abkhazia, where 1 percent live.

Karakeyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Karakeyan surname is chiefly Orthodox (77%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Karakeyan surname are 21.98% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 68.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karakeyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karakeyan in the Russian language
Каракеянkarakean-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karakeyan
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