Karashvili Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Georgia
Highest density in:
South Ossetia

Karashvili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karashvili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Georgia861:43,5535,820
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
South Ossetia21:26,7161,073
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Karashvili Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karashvili (Georgian: კარაშვილი, Russian: Карашвили) is held by more people in Georgia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karashvili? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,839,022nd most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 87 percent of Karashvili are found; 87 percent are found in West Asia and 85 percent are found in Kartvelo-West Asia.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Georgia, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 43,553. In Georgia Karashvili is primarily found in: Kakheti, where 67 percent live, Tbilisi, where 22 percent live and Shida Kartli, where 5 percent live. Not including Georgia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 11 percent live and South Ossetia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karashvili Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karashvili in the Georgian language
კარაშვილიkarashvili-
Karashvili in the Russian language
Карашвилиkarasvili-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karashvili
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