Karasu Surname
Approximately 26,862 people bear this surname
Karasu Surname User-submission:
The surname Karasu comes from the two Turkish words kara, meaning 'black', and su, meaning 'water'.
Karasu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 25,074 | 1:3,104 | 442 |
| India | 485 | 1:1,581,578 | 58,520 |
| Japan | 306 | 1:417,792 | 13,184 |
| Germany | 222 | 1:362,637 | 34,736 |
| France | 221 | 1:300,555 | 45,904 |
| Malaysia | 77 | 1:383,042 | 20,138 |
| Netherlands | 71 | 1:237,848 | 31,022 |
| United States | 51 | 1:7,107,038 | 327,397 |
| Belgium | 49 | 1:234,625 | 29,441 |
| Austria | 39 | 1:218,344 | 26,757 |
| Switzerland | 33 | 1:248,876 | 20,666 |
| Northern Cyprus | 25 | 1:12,760 | 3,292 |
| Russia | 21 | 1:6,863,003 | 268,198 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
Karasu (104) may also be a first name.
Karasu Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Karasu comes from the two Turkish words kara, meaning 'black', and su, meaning 'water'.
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Average Karasu Salary in
United States
$44,589 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Karasu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karasu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karasu (Arabic: كاراسو, Hindi: करासू, Marathi: करसू, Oriya: କରସୁ, Russian: Карасу) occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karasu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 20,355th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 271,296 people. The last name Karasu occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Karasu are found; 77 percent are found in West Asia and 77 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 925,156th most common first name in the world, held by 104 people.
The last name Karasu is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 25,074 people, or 1 in 3,104. In Turkey Karasu is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 22 percent live, Izmir Province, where 8 percent live and Erzurum Province, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey this surname is found in 50 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent live and Japan, where 1 percent live.
Karasu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Karasu surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.
Karasu earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.34% more than the national average, earning $44,589 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karasu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karasu in the Hindi language | ||
| करासू | karasu | - |
| Karasu in the Marathi language | ||
| करसू | karasu | 55.56 |
| कारसू | karasu | 11.11 |
| कसुर् | kasur | 11.11 |
| नरशी | narasi | 11.11 |
| केारसु | kearasu | 11.11 |
| Karasu in the Oriya language | ||
| କରସୁ | karasu | 50 |
| କାରସୁ | karasu | 50 |
| Karasu in the Russian language | ||
| Карасу | karasu | - |
| Karasu in the Arabic language | ||
| كاراسو | karasw | - |
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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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