Karatas Surname

140,793rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Karatas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karatas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9871:81,56610,294
France6791:97,82414,305
Austria2341:36,3915,889
Netherlands2131:79,28313,351
Denmark1821:31,0153,221
England1581:352,64625,413
United States1581:2,294,044142,811
Belgium1491:77,15912,193
Sweden861:114,4978,198
Switzerland771:106,66111,226
Australia411:658,43245,385
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Norway201:257,11427,149
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
Qatar61:393,00055,922
India61:127,844,230863,365
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Wales41:773,63329,106
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

The alternate forms: Karataş (151,338) & Karataš (30) are calculated separately.

Karatas (32) may also be a first name.

Karatas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karatas (Arabic: كاراتاس, Hindi: करतास) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also appear as a variant: Karataş or Karataš. Click here for further possible spellings of Karatas.

How Common Is The Last Name Karatas? popularity and diffusion

Karatas is the 140,793rd most numerous last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,300,362 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Karatas reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Karatas is also the 1,840,253rd most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 32 people.

The last name is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 987 people, or 1 in 81,566. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 35 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent reside and Bavaria, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 48 countries. It is also found in France, where 21 percent reside and Austria, where 7 percent reside.

Karatas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Karatas are 28.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.68% registered with the political party.

The amount Karatas earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 6.03% less than the national average, earning 325,216 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.44% more than the national average, earning $48,087 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.3% less than the national average, earning $32,146 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karatas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karatas in the Hindi language
करतासkaratasa-
Karatas in the Arabic language
كاراتاسkaratas-

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Footnotes

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