Karkachev Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Karkachev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karkachev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1031:1,399,25397,801
Ukraine941:484,28456,065
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Karkachev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karkachev (Georgian: კარკაჩევი, Russian: Каркачев) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Karkachev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karkachev? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karkachev is the 1,144,405th most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. The last name Karkachev occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Karkachev reside; 89 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 89 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 1,399,253. In Russia it is primarily found in: Volgograd Oblast, where 20 percent are found, Rostov Oblast, where 16 percent are found and Moscow, where 15 percent are found. Barring Russia it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 45 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 2 percent are found.

Karkachev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Karkachev surname is chiefly Orthodox (76%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Karkachev surname are 1.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 48% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karkachev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karkachev in the Georgian language
კარკაჩევიkarkachevi-
Karkachev in the Russian language
Каркачевkarkacev-

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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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