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) occurs in Greece more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karantonis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karantonis is the 275,596th most widely held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 5,175,814 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Karantonis reside; 77 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 77 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Greece, where it is borne by 986 people, or 1 in 11,237. In Greece it is most numerous in: Attica, where 29 percent live, Central Macedonia, where 22 percent live and Central Greece, where 9 percent live. Aside from Greece this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and Cyprus, where 7 percent live.

Karantonis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Karantonis last name are 8.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.32% being registered with 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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