Karetsos Surname

751,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Karetsos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karetsos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece3561:31,1234,827
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Karetsos Last Name Facts

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

Karetsos (Russian: Карецос) occurs in Greece more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karetsos? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 751,291st most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 19,077,345 people. The last name Karetsos occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Karetsos are found; 93 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is borne by 356 people, or 1 in 31,123. In Greece Karetsos is primarily concentrated in: Western Greece, where 34 percent are found, Attica, where 30 percent are found and Thessaly, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Greece it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Karetsos Last Name Statistics demography

Karetsos earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karetsos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karetsos in the Russian language
Карецосkarecos-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karetsos
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