Karakul Surname

301,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Karakul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karakul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand5411:130,57019,906
Turkey5171:150,52511,887
Ukraine1061:429,45951,143
Kazakhstan321:552,57839,450
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Karakul (28) may also be a first name.

Karakul Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karakul (Hindi: करकुल, Marathi: बुरकुल, Oriya: କାରକୁଳାଇଁ, Russian: Каракуль) occurs more in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karakul? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 301,881st most frequently held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,792,962 people. The surname Karakul occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Karakul are found; 43 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 43 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 1,994,417th most numerous forename worldwide. It is borne by 28 people.

The surname Karakul is most frequent in Thailand, where it is borne by 541 people, or 1 in 130,570. In Thailand it is most prevalent in: Bueng Kan Province, where 99 percent live, Bangkok, where 1 percent live and Phatthalung Province, where 0 percent live. Barring Thailand Karakul occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 41 percent live and Ukraine, where 8 percent live.

Karakul Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Karakul surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Karakul earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 82.91% more than the national average, earning $78,925 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karakul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karakul in the Hindi language
करकुलkarakula-
Karakul in the Oriya language
କାରକୁଳାଇଁkarakula'im-
Karakul in the Marathi language
बुरकुलburakula50
करकुलkarakula50
Karakul in the Russian language
Каракульkarakul-

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Footnotes

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