Karasuma Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Karasuma Surname User-submission:

Karasuma (烏丸) is a Japanese surname, which means 'crow district' or 'crow circle'. It comes from 烏 (karasu), meaning 'crow' or 'raven', and 丸 (ma), meaning 'circle' or 'district'.

In Japan there are places, streets, and districts with the name Karasuma.

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Karasuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan441:2,905,55232,685
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Karasuma (45) may also be a first name.

Karasuma Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Karasuma (烏丸) is a Japanese surname, which means 'crow district' or 'crow circle'. It comes from 烏 (karasu), meaning 'crow' or 'raven', and 丸 (ma), meaning 'circle' or 'district'.

In Japan there are places, streets, and districts with the name Karasuma.

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Karasuma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karasuma (Hindi: करसूमा, Russian: Карасума) is more commonly found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karasuma? popularity and diffusion

Karasuma is the 2,661,929th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Karasuma are found; 83 percent are found in East Asia and 83 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Karasuma is also the 1,504,468th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 45 people.

The surname Karasuma is most commonly held in Japan, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 2,905,552. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 64 percent live, Kagoshima Prefecture, where 32 percent live and Fukuoka Prefecture, where 2 percent live. Other than Japan Karasuma occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 15 percent live and Russia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karasumi886/
Karashima823,304/
Karasome751/
Karazumi751/
Kareshima7167/
Karaisomy711/
Khotrasumet631/
Caracima631/
Carrassoumet6049/
Koroshima592/
Quaressima563/
Korodjouma562/

Karasuma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karasuma in the Hindi language
करसूमाkarasuma60
करसुमाkarasuma40
Karasuma in the Russian language
Карасумаkarasuma-

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