Karakus Surname

220,047th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Karakus Surname User-submission:

The Karakus surname means 'black bird'.

Karakus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8431:95,49911,913
Austria1721:49,5087,848
England1501:371,45426,286
Netherlands1281:131,93120,423
Belgium1031:111,61816,639
Denmark731:77,3257,557
Switzerland721:114,06811,784
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Turkmenistan561:98,0201,979
Sweden261:378,72126,697
France221:3,019,215204,848
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Norway141:367,30634,015
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Finland61:916,11741,832
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Northern Cyprus31:106,3378,831
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Karakuş (94,470) & Karaküs (1) are calculated separately.

Karakus (19) may also be a first name.

Karakus Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Karakus surname means 'black bird'.

- christinehess7

The Karakus surname means 'black bird'.

- christinehess7

The Karakus surname means 'black bird'.

- christinehess7

Karakus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karakus (Oriya: କାରକୁସ) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Karakuş or Karaküs. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karakus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 220,047th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 3,924,365 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Karakus are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Karakus is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent first name globally It is held by 19 people.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 843 people, or 1 in 95,499. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 40 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent reside and Bavaria, where 11 percent reside. Not including Germany it exists in 46 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 9 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Karakus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Karakus are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the political party.

The amount Karakus earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 37.81% less than the national average, earning 215,217 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.7% less than the national average, earning $40,690 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.16% less than the national average, earning $42,151 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karakus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karakus in the Oriya language
କାରକୁସkarakusa-

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