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 carried by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karatz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 324,001st most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,336,996 people. The last name Karatz occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Karatz reside; 93 percent reside in West Asia and 93 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.

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

Karatz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Karatz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karatz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karatz surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political 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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