Karaos Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kuwait
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Karaos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karaos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Karaos Last Name Facts

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

Karaos is most common in Kuwait. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karaos? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Karaos live; 63 percent live in West Asia and 50 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kuwait, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 950,174. Apart from Kuwait this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 38 percent live and Israel, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karajos92123/
Karaous925/
Karayos921/
Karaios921/
Karahos921/
Karahous861/
Caraos831,596/
Qaraos8358/
Karaoz8346/
Karoas831/
Karohos7713/
Kouraos7712/
Karajoš777/
Karahoz774/
Karahus771/
Koraosh771/
Carajos771/
Caraios771/
Carayos771/
Karouos771/
Kerraous71136/
Karagias71126/
Karagioz71100/
Karayias711/
Carraous711/
Kaireios711/
Karaüç67176/
Kouragios6755/
Koraoz671/
Caraoz671/
Karoaz671/
Caroas670/

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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 Karaos
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis