Karakostov Surname
Approximately 120 people bear this surname
Karakostov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 102 | 1:68,421 | 4,416 |
| North Macedonia | 8 | 1:262,684 | 15,306 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Karakostov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karakostov Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karakostov occurs most in Bulgaria. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karakostov? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,658,108th most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Karakostov are found; 96 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Karakostov is most numerous in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 68,421. In Bulgaria it is primarily found in: Sofia City Province, where 23 percent reside, Blagoevgrad Province, where 21 percent reside and Varna Province, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Bulgaria Karakostov is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in North Macedonia, where 7 percent reside and Greece, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karakotov | 95 | 1,255 | / |
| Karakostova | 95 | 135 | / |
| Karakotova | 90 | 320 | / |
| Karakatov | 84 | 17 | / |
| Karokotov | 84 | 12 | / |
| Karakatova | 80 | 36 | / |
| Karokotova | 80 | 4 | / |
| Karokotav | 74 | 1 | / |
| Carakatav | 63 | 1 | / |
| Korokotov | 53 | 9 | / |
| Korokotova | 50 | 9 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karakostov
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