Karakostova Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Karakostova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Karakostova Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria1251:55,8313,739
North Macedonia71:300,21016,548
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759

Karakostova Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karakostova is found in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Karakostova.

How Common Is The Last Name Karakostova? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,537,949th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Karakostova live; 98 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 55,831. In Bulgaria it is most numerous in: Sofia City Province, where 27 percent reside, Blagoevgrad Province, where 18 percent reside and Varna Province, where 18 percent reside. Beside Bulgaria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in North Macedonia, where 5 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karakotova95320/
Karakostov95120/
Karakatova8636/
Karokotova864/
Kyorkostova823/
Karakasadova7814/
Karakasadov7340/
Kurcastova673/
Caracost639/
Khaarakashth612/
Korokotova579/
Korgastová571/
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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 Karakostova
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