Karakos Surname
Approximately 279 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 142 | 1:78,027 | 13,128 |
| United States | 77 | 1:4,707,259 | 244,676 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Lebanon | 10 | 1:563,708 | 13,499 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
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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Average Karakos Salary in
United States
$49,681 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 held by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Karakoş. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karakos? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 940,398th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 26,120,236 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Karakos live; 51 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 51 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Karakos is also the 1,366,219th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 53 people.
It is most frequently used in Greece, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 78,027. In Greece Karakos is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 62 percent are found, East Macedonia and Thrace, where 33 percent are found and North Aegean, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Greece it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Iraq, where 15 percent are found.
Karakos Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Armenian Apostolic (60%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Karakos last name are 21.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.18% registered to vote for the political 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
Karakos Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karakos in the Hindi language | ||
| करकोस | karakosa | - |
| Karakos in the Marathi language | ||
| कारकोस | karakosa | - |
| Karakos in the Russian language | ||
| Каракос | karakos | - |
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Footnotes
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