Karetos Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Karetos Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 18 | 1:615,544 | 71,673 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Karetos Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karetos Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karetos (Russian: Каретос) is carried by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Karetos.
How Common Is The Last Name Karetos? popularity and diffusion
Karetos is the 4,307,654th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Karetos is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Karetos live; 86 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent live in Helleno-Europe.
Karetos is most numerous in Greece, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 615,544. In Greece it is most prevalent in: North Aegean, where 89 percent are found, Attica, where 6 percent are found and Central Greece, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Greece this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 10 percent are found and Russia, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karetos Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karetos in the Russian language | ||
| Каретос | karetos | - |
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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 Karetos
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