Karamitas Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Karamitas Surname Definition:

“Large Dark Nose” in Greek.

Karamitas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

Karamitas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Large Dark Nose” in Greek.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Karamitas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karamitas occurs most in South Africa. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karamitas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,323,005th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname Karamitas occurs mostly in Africa, where 37 percent of Karamitas are found; 37 percent are found in Southern Africa and 37 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 4,167,516. In South Africa Karamitas is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 100 percent live. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent live and Greece, where 14 percent live.

Karamitas Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Karamitas earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 107.37% more than the national average, earning R 492,780 per year and in United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karamita9412/
Karamitay89142/
Karamitos89115/
Karametas8931/
Keramitas897/
Karamaita893/
Karamithay846/
Karameta82553/
Karamito821/
Karomita821/
Karametos78342/
Karamhito7819/
Karamitou788/
Koramitta784/
Karrametaj745/
Kayrahmeta741/
Karameto7146/
Carameta7111/
Karametou67164/
Coromitas671/
Khotrametha6013/
Korosmito562/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karamitas
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