Karakyan Surname
Approximately 541 people bear this surname
Karakyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 509 | 1:283,149 | 29,320 |
| Armenia | 27 | 1:108,525 | 3,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
Karakyan Demographics
Karakyan Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Karakyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karakyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karakyan (Russian: Каракян) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Karakyan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 580,291st most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 13,470,510 people. The last name Karakyan is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Karakyan live; 81 percent live in Eastern Europe and 81 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
Karakyan is most commonly used in Russia, where it is carried by 509 people, or 1 in 283,149. In Russia it is most frequent in: Krasnodar Krai, where 77 percent live, Irkutsk Oblast, where 9 percent live and Moscow, where 4 percent live. Besides Russia Karakyan occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Armenia, where 5 percent live and Belarus, where 0 percent live.
Karakyan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (95%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Karakyan surname are 30.5% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 77.27% registered to vote for the party.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karakhyan | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kharakyan | 94 | 1 | / |
| Karakeyyan | 89 | 20 | / |
| Karakeiyan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Karokyan | 88 | 226 | / |
| Karakian | 88 | 42 | / |
| Carakyan | 88 | 9 | / |
| Karekyan | 88 | 6 | / |
| Karakjan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Karakyanova | 84 | 5 | / |
| Kharakian | 82 | 40 | / |
| Kharekyan | 82 | 21 | / |
| Karoukyan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Karakoyon | 82 | 1 | / |
| Karakhian | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kerakujyan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Korekyan | 75 | 110 | / |
| Carekyan | 75 | 16 | / |
| Korakian | 75 | 15 | / |
| Karakyom | 75 | 4 | / |
| Karekian | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karakianova | 74 | 2 | / |
| Karachean | 71 | 124 | / |
| Karacihan | 71 | 98 | / |
| Karaciğan | 71 | 33 | / |
| Karoukian | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kerackian | 71 | 7 | / |
| Karacığan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Korakjian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Corekyan | 63 | 20 | / |
| Korekian | 63 | 19 | / |
| Kerekian | 63 | 8 | / |
| Korokian | 63 | 1 | / |
| Caraquian | 59 | 38 | / |
| Koroukian | 59 | 13 | / |
| Kourekian | 59 | 2 | / |
| Caraquean | 59 | 1 | / |
| Khosrokian | 56 | 7 | / |
Karakyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karakyan in the Russian language | ||
| Каракян | karakan | - |
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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 Karakyan
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