Karakos Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Karakos Surname User-submission:

The surname Karakos comes from the Turkish words kara, which means 'dark-skinned', and kos, which means 'goat'.

Karakos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1421:78,02713,128
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Lebanon101:563,70813,499
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Karakoş (179) are calculated separately.

Karakos (53) may also be a first name.

Karakos Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Karakos comes from the Turkish words kara, which means 'dark-skinned', and kos, which means 'goat'.

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Karakos Last Name Facts

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

Karakos (Hindi: करकोस, Marathi: कारकोस, Russian: Каракос) is found in Greece more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Karakoş. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karakos? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 940,398th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 26,120,236 people. The surname Karakos is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Karakos are found; 51 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 51 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 1,366,219th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 53 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Greece, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 78,027. In Greece it is primarily found in: Attica, where 62 percent are found, East Macedonia and Thrace, where 33 percent are found and North Aegean, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Greece this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Iraq, where 15 percent are found.

Karakos Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Karakos last name is predominantly Armenian Apostolic (60%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Karakos last name are 21.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.18% being registered with the party.

Karakos earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.14% more than the national average, earning $49,681 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karakoş95179/
Kargakos93189/
Karagkos93112/
Karakots9348/
Katrakos9332/
Karakose9329/
Karakosh935/
Karaikos932/
Kharakos931/
Karakous931/
Kareakos931/
Karaiskos882,134/
Karakoush881,523/
Karakoosh8818/
Gkaragkos884/
Karaïskos881/
Karakas862,903/
Karakus861,857/
Karakoz86250/
Kerakos86134/
Karekos8692/
Karakás8621/
Karokos8612/
Korakos863/
Carakos862/
Karaküs861/
Karakosova8231/
Karakash801,345/
Kourakos80708/
Kharakoz80350/
Karakase8059/
Karakush8047/
Kereakos8025/
Karakoch8024/
Kargacos8015/
Karakouz8015/
Karakuse8012/
Karaikoz8010/
Karaskas806/
Karaykoz802/
Kharakus802/
Karakats801/
Cargakos801/
Karakajs801/
Karatkas801/
Kkarakas801/
Koutrakos75345/
Karaiskas7535/
Karaiscos7529/
Kharakash7521/
Karauskas7517/
Karakasch7514/
Karakashe757/
Karahkash755/
Carackosh755/
Karakotch754/
Karakouch753/
Kharakhas752/
Kharakuse752/
Kaurakase751/
Karakushe751/
Karayquos751/
Karakashh751/
Kouragkos751/
Karakuş7194,470/
Karakaş7178,762/
Karakozova71939/
Karakaš71926/
Korakas71861/
Karakuz71658/
Kharakhash71284/
Karakaz71219/
Kharrakash71214/
Karakuzova7183/
Karakaç7182/
Karakuç7162/
Karacas7145/
Karakašova7143/
Kaharakaus7140/
Karakazova7118/
Kerakoz7117/
Kharakhuse718/
Korakoz716/
Caracos715/
Karecas715/
Carakas714/
Karakouche712/
Karakozová712/
Karecos711/
Karashkash711/
Korekos711/
Qarakas711/
Khayrakhash67233/
Qaraqosh67153/
Kareckas6792/
Gkerekos6766/
Kharakozova6724/
Korakase6724/
Karakashova6720/
Kouracos6717/
Karakatš6713/
Caracost679/
Courakos677/
Caracois675/
Karokash674/
Korakaus674/
Karaykozova673/
Karrekas673/
Carracos673/
Karaccas673/
Carakhas673/
Karakacz672/
Kaarakozova671/
Kargokas671/
Kourakas671/
Kourokos671/
Carakash671/
Carascos671/
Korokosh671/
Karekash671/
Karakeuz671/
Korakash671/
Qareaqos671/
Carackus670/

Karakos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karakos in the Hindi language
करकोसkarakosa-
Karakos in the Marathi language
कारकोसkarakosa-
Karakos in the Russian language
Каракосkarakos-

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