Karatz Surname

324,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Karatz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karatz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel1,0691:8,0051,258
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Karatz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karatz is most common in Israel. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karatz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 324,001st most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,336,996 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Karatz are found; 93 percent are found in West Asia and 93 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.

Karatz is most frequently used in Israel, where it is borne by 1,069 people, or 1 in 8,005. In Israel Karatz is mostly found in: Central District, where 21 percent are found, Tel Aviv District, where 20 percent are found and Haifa District, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Israel Karatz is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Greece, where 0 percent are found.

Karatz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Karatz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Karatz last name rose 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karatz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Karatz last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.

Karatz earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.76% more than the national average, earning $43,476 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karaatz920/
Karaz912,045/
Kharaz83898/
Karraz83544/
Karacz83189/
Karajz83108/
Karauz8387/
Karazh8329/
Karaiz8322/
Kahraz839/
Koratz834/
Karatş832/
Karats831/
Kaeraz831/
Keratz830/
Kharraz774,600/
Kharazh771,549/
Khairaz7777/
Kharats7733/
Kairetz7710/
Kaurats776/
Katratš771/
Katracz771/
Karascz771/
Kaurotz770/
Karatch770/
Karać731,242/
Karaç73974/
Karac73631/
Karač73426/
Keraz73109/
Karoz7389/
Koraz7386/
Caraz7365/
Qaraz7330/
Karahats714/
Karatsch713/
Karatshe711/
Kharazhh711/
Karach671,063/
Carraz67904/
Karacs67903/
Koretz67549/
Kerraz67445/
Cayraz67210/
Kheraz67160/
Keretz6791/
Kharac6790/
Karaić6772/
Kareiz6741/
Korats6736/
Karouz6727/
Karócz6724/
Karooz6711/
Korazh6711/
Kouraz6710/
Kerétz6710/
Korotz677/
Karaič676/
Karads674/
Kairoz673/
Karauc673/
Karzac673/
Karaic673/
Karatsova672/
Khoraz671/
Korraz671/
Carats671/
Qarhaz671/
Koraiz671/
Koracz671/
Koeraz671/
Karatšova671/
Kairac671/
Kharoz671/
Keracz671/
Katrač671/
Keraaz671/
Kerotz670/
Caretz670/
Kerats670/

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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
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  • 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 Karatz
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