Karisto Surname

839,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Finland

Karisto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karisto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1721:307,80023,568
Finland1531:35,9264,641
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Karisto (276) may also be a first name.

Karisto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karisto is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karisto? popularity and diffusion

It is the 839,220th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 22,218,128 people. The last name Karisto is mostly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Karisto live; 52 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 534,713th most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 276 people.

It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 307,800. In Tanzania Karisto is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 87 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 2 percent reside. Other than Tanzania Karisto exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 47 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaaristo9325/
Kairisto9323/
Kareisto9314/
Kauristo9314/
Karaisto931/
Kaharisto886/
Kharristo881/
Kharistos881/
Caristo861,207/
Karista86104/
Karesto8634/
Koristo8625/
Karusto8620/
Kharista8013/
Karhesto807/
Kaaresto806/
Carristo803/
Kairesto802/
Karistad802/
Cauristo801/
Caristoa801/
Carista71150/
Caresto7196/
Korista7155/
Coristo7119/
Carixto7115/
Karusta714/
Koresto714/
Karysta713/
Kerista712/
Carésto711/
Korysto711/
Koristas671/
Karrusta671/
Kherista671/
Karrestad6330/
Caresta57117/
Korysta5758/
Corista5717/
Koresta5716/
Kořista5712/
Keresta576/
Korzysta5323/
Coroista532/
Quaresta531/
Coriesta531/

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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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  • 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 Karisto
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