Karanakis Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Karanakis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 41 | 1:270,239 | 40,426 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Karanakis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karanakis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karanakis has its highest incidence in Greece. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Karanakis click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karanakis? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,017,195th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Karanakis reside; 98 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.
Karanakis is most commonly held in Greece, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 270,239. In Greece Karanakis is most numerous in: Crete, where 49 percent live, Central Macedonia, where 41 percent live and Attica, where 10 percent live. Barring Greece this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katranakis | 95 | 12 | / |
| Karanaki | 94 | 21 | / |
| Keranakis | 89 | 22 | / |
| Karanatki | 89 | 1 | / |
| Karanakhai | 84 | 4 | / |
| Karanake | 82 | 1,106 | / |
| Caranaki | 82 | 3 | / |
| Koronakis | 78 | 469 | / |
| Karanachi | 78 | 97 | / |
| Karainaky | 78 | 22 | / |
| Karanasky | 78 | 5 | / |
| Karaynaky | 78 | 3 | / |
| Karanakay | 78 | 3 | / |
| Karanaike | 78 | 2 | / |
| Caranakai | 78 | 1 | / |
| Karounaki | 78 | 1 | / |
| Karanakhe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kotronakis | 74 | 267 | / |
| Karanahake | 74 | 213 | / |
| Karanakhet | 74 | 1 | / |
| Karanaaika | 74 | 1 | / |
| Caranakhai | 74 | 1 | / |
| Karanauskaitė | 73 | 3 | / |
| Koronaki | 71 | 263 | / |
| Koranaka | 71 | 19 | / |
| Koranake | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kourounakis | 70 | 2 | / |
| Kothronakis | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kotronaki | 67 | 152 | / |
| Karanache | 67 | 57 | / |
| Koronacki | 67 | 20 | / |
| Karanosky | 67 | 12 | / |
| Koronaski | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karannace | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaharanahake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koutrounakis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cotronakis | 63 | 16 | / |
| Kourounaki | 63 | 5 | / |
| Koroneckis | 63 | 1 | / |
| Caranaca | 59 | 1 | / |
| Khotrotnakit | 57 | 16 | / |
| Coronakes | 56 | 10 | / |
| Coronacis | 56 | 4 | / |
| Coronachis | 53 | 7 | / |
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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 Karanakis
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