Karakostas Surname

133,706th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,371 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Karakostas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karakostas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece3,0711:3,608323
United States941:3,855,946211,262
Uzbekistan441:702,93514,831
Australia431:627,80744,139
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Austria111:774,13064,097
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
England51:11,143,612252,590
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Karakostas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karakostas (Russian: Каракостас) occurs more in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karakostas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 133,706th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,161,835 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Karakostas reside; 91 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Greece, where it is held by 3,071 people, or 1 in 3,608. In Greece it is most common in: Attica, where 23 percent live, Thessaly, where 23 percent live and Central Macedonia, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Greece this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and Uzbekistan, where 1 percent live.

Karakostas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Karakostas last name are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.09% being registered with the political party.

The amount Karakostas earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 23.72% more than the national average, earning $53,382 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.21% more than the national average, earning $55,250 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karakostas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karakostas in the Russian language
Каракостасkarakostas-

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Footnotes

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