Karaş Surname
Approximately 3,079 people bear this surname
Karaş Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 3,078 | 1:25,283 | 2,882 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
The alternate forms: Karas (28,276), Karaś (10,484), Karaš (48), Káras (5), Karás (1) & Kárás (8) are calculated separately.
Karaş Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karaş Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karaş is found most in Turkey. It may occur as a variant: Karas, Karaś, Karaš, Káras, Karás or Kárás. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karaş? popularity and diffusion
The surname Karaş is the 144,329th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,366,855 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Karaş live; 86 percent live in West Asia and 86 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.
The last name is most widespread in Turkey, where it is carried by 3,078 people, or 1 in 25,283. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 24 percent live, Izmir Province, where 8 percent live and Kastamonu Province, where 7 percent live. Not including Turkey this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Ireland, where 0 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Karaş
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