Karets Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Karets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Karets Last Name Facts

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

Karets (Russian: Карец) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karets? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karets is the 6,063,924th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Karets live; 80 percent live in Eastern Europe and 80 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 28,824,611. In Russia Karets is mostly found in: Moscow, where 60 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 20 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Russia it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kayrets9219/
Kareets929/
Kharets927/
Karetse921/
Karzets921/
Kareits921/
Kairets921/
Khariets864/
Khayrets863/
Karetshe861/
Katreets860/
Korets831,916/
Karits8339/
Kerets835/
Carets832/
Koreets77222/
Khorets7742/
Kärgets7719/
Korzets7713/
Kaarits7710/
Kairetz7710/
Kharits776/
Carrets775/
Katrits775/
Kährets773/
Koriets772/
Keretts771/
Karists771/
Careets771/
Kherets771/
Karitse771/
Kehrets771/
Kereets771/
Caretts770/
Karetch770/
Karez73161/
Karec7399/
Kharitse7133/
Carretts7119/
Korzhets714/
Kerretts712/
Koretz67549/
Kharec67483/
Keretz6791/
Karizs6743/
Kareiz6741/
Corets6722/
Korits6713/
Kairez6712/
Kharez6710/
Korecs679/
Karech678/
Katritsch677/
Koryts676/
Kareez673/
Karitsova672/
Careathes671/
Kariec671/
Carits671/
Karzec671/
Katrytsch671/
Caretz670/

Karets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karets in the Russian language
Карецkarec-

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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 Karets
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