Karayat Surname

586,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Karayat Surname User-submission:

The Karayat surname is widely used by Thakurs in Uttarakhand, who are Pahadi (Kumauni).

A village named Karnkarayat is situated in the Champawat district.

Karayat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5201:1,475,12655,824
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Karayat (27) may also be a first name.

Karayat Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Karayat surname is widely used by Thakurs in Uttarakhand, who are Pahadi (Kumauni).

A village named Karnkarayat is situated in the Champawat district.

- ishitakarayat

The Karayat surname comes from the word karait, which is the name of one of the four most venomous snakes in India.

- tanishkkaraya

Karayat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karayat (Hindi: करायत, Marathi: करायत) is found most frequently in India. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karayat? popularity and diffusion

It is the 586,691st most frequently held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 13,672,694 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Karayat live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 27 people.

This surname is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 520 people, or 1 in 1,475,126. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Uttarkhand, where 58 percent live, Maharashtra, where 19 percent live and Delhi, where 10 percent live. Besides India Karayat is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 1 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karayat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karayat in the Hindi language
करायतkarayata97.74
खडायतkhadayata0.56
कारायतkarayata0.56
करायातkarayata0.56
करयातkarayata0.56
Karayat in the Marathi language
करायतkarayata91.85
करायातkarayata2.96
करामलkaramala1.48
करयातkarayata1.48
करयतkarayata1.48
करामतkaramata0.74

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