Karetsas Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Karetsas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 50 | 1:221,596 | 34,567 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Karetsas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karetsas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karetsas is found in Greece more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karetsas? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,635,433rd most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Karetsas are found; 93 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.
The surname is most commonly held in Greece, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 221,596. In Greece Karetsas is mostly found in: Central Macedonia, where 68 percent reside, Crete, where 30 percent reside and Attica, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Greece it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 6 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Karetsas
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