Karov Surname
Approximately 2,467 people bear this surname
Karov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 845 | 1:170,560 | 19,329 |
| Bulgaria | 663 | 1:10,526 | 1,183 |
| India | 328 | 1:2,338,614 | 76,269 |
| North Macedonia | 222 | 1:9,466 | 1,571 |
| Israel | 197 | 1:43,440 | 5,867 |
| Turkmenistan | 46 | 1:119,329 | 2,383 |
| Ukraine | 35 | 1:1,300,648 | 109,855 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 22 | 1:271,484 | 24,701 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Belarus | 9 | 1:1,055,673 | 72,859 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 1:355,382 | 17,336 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
Karov (35) may also be a first name.
Karov Demographics
Karov Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Karov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karov Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karov (Arabic: كاروف, Russian: Каров) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karov? popularity and diffusion
The surname Karov is the 174,030th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,954,011 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Karov reside; 37 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 35 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly held forename world-wide. It is borne by 35 people.
The surname Karov is most widespread in Russia, where it is carried by 845 people, or 1 in 170,560. In Russia Karov is primarily concentrated in: Kabardino-Balkar Republic, where 61 percent are found, Moscow, where 6 percent are found and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 4 percent are found. Not including Russia it exists in 32 countries. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 27 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.
Karov Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Karov last name is primarily Orthodox (91%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Karov are 15.29% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 31.48% registered with the political party.
Karov earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.7% more than the national average, earning $45,179 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karov in the Russian language | ||
| Каров | karov | - |
| Karov in the Arabic language | ||
| كاروف | karwf | - |
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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 Karov
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