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Where Does The Last Name Karakis Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Karakis (Russian: Каракис) is borne by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Karakiş. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karakis? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 785,023^rd most frequent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 20,243,183 people. The last name Karakis is mostly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Karakis live; 28 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 28 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Karakis is also the 2,900,335^th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Greece, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 108,625. In Greece it is most prevalent in: Crete, where 43 percent are found, Attica, where 30 percent are found and Central Macedonia, where 23 percent are found. Barring Greece this last name occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Iraq, where 19 percent are found.

Karakis Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Karakis last name are 29.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 82.61% registered with the party.

Karakis earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 42.63% more than the national average, earning $61,543 USD per year.