Karakosta Surname

218,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,876 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Karakosta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karakosta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1,7541:6,317711
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Albania331:88,3059,061
Moldova121:296,78124,445
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Karakosta Last Name Facts

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

Karakosta (Russian: Каракоста) is found in Greece more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Karakosta click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karakosta? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 218,358th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,884,619 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Karakosta live; 95 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Greece, where it is held by 1,754 people, or 1 in 6,317. In Greece it is most prevalent in: Attica, where 31 percent live, Central Macedonia, where 24 percent live and Thessaly, where 16 percent live. Excluding Greece it is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and Albania, where 2 percent live.

Karakosta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karakosta last name are 42.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 88.89% being registered with the party.

Karakosta earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.41% more than the national average, earning $43,757 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karakosta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karakosta in the Russian language
Каракостаkarakosta-

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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 Karakosta
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