Karakun Surname

492,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Thailand

Karakun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karakun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5401:1,420,49154,343
Thailand1291:547,58494,071
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Karakun (75) may also be a first name.

Karakun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karakun (Hindi: कारकुन, Marathi: कारकून, Oriya: କାରକୁନ, Russian: Каракун) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karakun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karakun is the 492,243rd most common surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 10,844,562 people. The last name Karakun occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Karakun live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 80 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,116,575th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 75 people.

Karakun is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 540 people, or 1 in 1,420,491. In India it is most common in: Karnataka, where 62 percent reside, Gujarat, where 32 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 4 percent reside. Aside from India Karakun occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 19 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karakun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karakun in the Oriya language
କାରକୁନkarakuna-
Karakun in the Marathi language
कारकूनkarakuna81.82
करकुनkarakuna10.91
करकूनkarakuna7.27
Karakun in the Hindi language
कारकुनkarakuna75
करकुनkarakuna12.5
कारकूनkarakuna12.5
Karakun in the Russian language
Каракунkarakun-

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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 Karakun
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