Karnavas Surname

473,663rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 707 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Karnavas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karnavas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece4721:23,4743,475
United States2161:1,678,051111,588
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England51:11,143,612252,590
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Karnavas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karnavas is found most in Greece. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karnavas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karnavas is the 473,663rd most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,307,703 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Karnavas are found; 67 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 67 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

It is most prevalent in Greece, where it is borne by 472 people, or 1 in 23,474. In Greece it is most numerous in: Attica, where 37 percent are found, North Aegean, where 24 percent are found and Thessaly, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Greece it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Karnavas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karnavas last name are 5.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.62% being registered to vote for the party.

Karnavas earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.36% more than the national average, earning $48,915 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karnava93304/
Karnavos8893/
Carnavas8842/
Karnavad884/
Karnnava881/
Kharnavat821/
Karnova801,266/
Karnawa8086/
Kornava801/
Karnaavath781/
Carnavos7562/
Kharnova7511/
Karnavou758/
Karneiva752/
Carnavai751/
Kornevas751/
Kasrnova751/
Karnawah751/
Kournavos7128/
Kaarnavuo7119/
Carnaubas7111/
Carnaveis7111/
Khernawas711/
Kernevash711/
Karnasuah711/
Karennova711/
Kornova67282/
Carnova6727/
Karnová6718/
Carnavo679/
Carnaba678/
Karnoba671/
Karnowa671/
Kornaba671/
Kairzhnova671/

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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 Karnavas
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