Karaste Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Karaste Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 16 | 1:343,544 | 24,270 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Karaste Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karaste Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karaste is more commonly found in Finland than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karaste? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Karaste are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname Karaste is most frequently used in Finland, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 343,544. In Finland it is primarily found in: Uusimaa, where 81 percent reside and Kymenlaakso, where 19 percent reside. Barring Finland this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside.
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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 Karaste
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