Karamus Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Karamus Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from the words kara, meaning 'dark', and Mus or Musa, which is the Turkish or Arabic name variation of the given name Moses. The surname means 'dark Musa', which could refer to an ancestor named Moses or Musa in Turkish, who had dark skin.

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Karamus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3051:255,15217,567
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Karamus Surname Meaning

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This surname is derived from the words kara, meaning 'dark', and Mus or Musa, which is the Turkish or Arabic name variation of the given name Moses. The surname means 'dark Musa', which could refer to an ancestor named Moses or Musa in Turkish, who had dark skin. This could also mean that this Musa had either Kurdish or Arab ancestry, because the darker skin is widely associated with these ethnicities in Turkey. With the suffix -oğlu, it means 'son(s) of the dark Musa'.

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Karamus Last Name Facts

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

Karamus occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karamus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 763,307th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 19,485,417 people. The surname Karamus occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Karamus reside; 79 percent reside in West Asia and 79 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

This surname is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is held by 305 people, or 1 in 255,152. In Turkey Karamus is mostly concentrated in: Kocaeli Province, where 29 percent reside, Sanliurfa Province, where 21 percent reside and Trabzon Province, where 17 percent reside. Besides Turkey Karamus exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Poland, where 5 percent reside.

Karamus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Karamus are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Karamus earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 66.1% more than the national average, earning $71,672 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karamous93294/
Karamuse93144/
Kharamuse881/
Karamuz86219/
Karamos8644/
Karomus865/
Karamuç861/
Karamusova826/
Kerameus8030/
Karamouz8022/
Karamuch805/
Karamoz71215/
Karámos7185/
Karamuzova7118/
Caramos715/
Caramuz714/
Karamouche713/
Qaramuz712/
Qarhamoush711/
Karamooz6750/
Qoramous6710/
Karaaamoz63240/
Caramuche6318/
Caramouche591/
Koromos575/
Coremus570/
Koromaus5328/
Qaramooz531/

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