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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Karasu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karasu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karasu (Arabic: كاراسو, Hindi: करासू, Marathi: करसू, Oriya: କରସୁ, Russian: Карасу) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karasu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 20,355th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 271,296 people. The last name Karasu occurs predominantly 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. Karasu is also the 925,156th most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 104 people.
Karasu is most widespread in Turkey, where it is borne by 25,074 people, or 1 in 3,104. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 22 percent live, Izmir Province, where 8 percent live and Erzurum Province, where 4 percent live. Barring Turkey this last name is found in 50 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent live and Japan, where 1 percent live.
Karasu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Karasu surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political 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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