Karanauskas Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Karanauskas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karanauskas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania1341:22,6464,079
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Karanauskas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karanauskas (Russian: Каранаускас) is found in Lithuania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Karanauskas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karanauskas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,415,499th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Karanauskas live; 90 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in Baltic Europe.

Karanauskas is most commonly occurring in Lithuania, where it is borne by 134 people, or 1 in 22,646. In Lithuania it is primarily concentrated in: Vilnius County, where 69 percent reside, Kaunas County, where 24 percent reside and Panevėžys County, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Lithuania this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karanauskas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karanauskas in the Russian language
Каранаускасkaranauskas-

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Footnotes

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