Karekin Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Karekin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
Karekin (143) may also be a first name.
Karekin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karekin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karekin (Arabic: كاريكين, Georgian: კარეკინ, Russian: Карекин) occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karekin? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,772,636th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Karekin occurs predominantly in Asia, where 76 percent of Karekin are found; 41 percent are found in South Asia and 41 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Karekin is also the 772,378th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 143 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 10,968,932. In Iran Karekin is primarily concentrated in: Fars Province, where 100 percent reside. Other than Iran Karekin occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 29 percent reside and Russia, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karekin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karekin in the Georgian language | ||
| კარეკინ | karekin | - |
| Karekin in the Russian language | ||
| Карекин | karekin | - |
| Karekin in the Arabic language | ||
| كاريكين | karykyn | - |
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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 Karekin
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