Karos Surname
Approximately 853 people bear this surname
Karos Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 222 | 1:1,632,698 | 109,247 |
| Poland | 151 | 1:251,714 | 31,602 |
| Germany | 145 | 1:555,210 | 45,787 |
| Pakistan | 121 | 1:1,476,396 | 16,157 |
| Greece | 34 | 1:325,876 | 46,418 |
| Papua New Guinea | 30 | 1:271,791 | 36,992 |
| Russia | 27 | 1:5,337,891 | 231,865 |
| Cyprus | 26 | 1:34,034 | 3,767 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Karoś (4) & Károš (1) are calculated separately.
Karos (322) may also be a first name.
Karos Demographics
Karos Political Affiliation
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Karos Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karos Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karos (Arabic: كاروز, Hindi: करोस, Marathi: कारोस, Russian: Карос) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Karoś or Károš. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karos? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 409,546th most frequently held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 8,543,430 people. The surname Karos occurs predominantly in Europe, where 45 percent of Karos are found; 28 percent are found in North America and 27 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 488,964th most frequently occurring given name on earth, held by 322 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 222 people, or 1 in 1,632,698. In The United States Karos is mostly concentrated in: California, where 19 percent reside, Minnesota, where 15 percent reside and Michigan, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 18 percent reside and Germany, where 17 percent reside.
Karos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Karos has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Karos last name expanded 11,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Karos Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Karos last name are 5.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.18% registered with the political party.
The amount Karos earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.48% more than the national average, earning $47,241 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.16% more than the national average, earning $57,217 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karos Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karos in the Hindi language | ||
| करोस | karosa | - |
| Karos in the Marathi language | ||
| कारोस | karosa | 60 |
| करोस | karosa | 40 |
| Karos in the Russian language | ||
| Карос | karos | - |
| Karos in the Arabic language | ||
| كاروز | karwz | - |
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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 Karos
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