Karokos Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Karokos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karokos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Karokos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karokos (Russian: Карокос) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karokos? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 92 percent of Karokos reside; 92 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 92 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Madang, where 100 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karokos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karokos in the Russian language
Карокосkarokos-

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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 Karokos
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