Karantonis Surname

275,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Karantonis Surname User-submission:

Karaantonis means 'dark-skinned Antonis'. It is a Greek name, while the word kara is Turkish for 'black'.

Karantonis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece9861:11,2371,473
United States1951:1,858,764121,141
Cyprus941:9,4141,085
Australia781:346,09929,260
England161:3,482,379114,324
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Karantonis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Karaantonis means 'dark-skinned Antonis'. It is a Greek name, while the word kara is Turkish for 'black'.

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Karantonis Last Name Facts

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

Karantonis (Russian: Карантонис) is borne by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karantonis? popularity and diffusion

Karantonis is the 275,596th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,175,814 people. Karantonis is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Karantonis live; 77 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 77 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

It is most prevalent in Greece, where it is carried by 986 people, or 1 in 11,237. In Greece Karantonis is primarily concentrated in: Attica, where 29 percent are found, Central Macedonia, where 22 percent are found and Central Greece, where 9 percent are found. Beside Greece this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Cyprus, where 7 percent are found.

Karantonis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karantonis surname are 8.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.32% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Karantonis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.19% less than the national average, earning 193,134 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 70.33% less than the national average, earning R 70,512 per year and in United States they earn 3.63% less than the national average, earning $41,582 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karantonis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karantonis in the Russian language
Карантонисkarantonis-

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