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Where Does The Last Name Karas Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Karas (Arabic: كاريس, Georgian: კარას, Hindi: करस, Marathi: करास, Oriya: କରସ, Russian: Карась) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Karaś, Karaş, Karaš, Káras, Karás or Kárás. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karas? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 19,403^rd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 257,729 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Karas reside; 43 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 31 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 170,075^th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 1,979 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 7,058 people, or 1 in 51,354. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 11 percent live, New York, where 10 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 82 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 17 percent live and Russia, where 11 percent live.

Karas Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Karas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Karas surname increased 11,963 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 18,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Karas Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Karas last name is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (95%) in Belarus and Orthodox (77%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Karas surname are 0.059999999999995% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.17% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Karas earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.81% more than the national average, earning R 434,424 per year; in United States they earn 14.16% more than the national average, earning $49,259 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.68% more than the national average, earning $52,507 CAD per year.