Karov Surname

174,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Karov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia8451:170,56019,329
Bulgaria6631:10,5261,183
India3281:2,338,61476,269
North Macedonia2221:9,4661,571
Israel1971:43,4405,867
Turkmenistan461:119,3292,383
Ukraine351:1,300,648109,855
Kyrgyzstan221:271,48424,701
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
England91:6,190,895170,599
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Austria91:946,15970,786
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Karov (35) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kairov915,651/
Karova912,846/
Kaurov911,787/
Kaarov91489/
Karzov91290/
Kharov91241/
Kayrov91194/
Kargov91188/
Karoev9185/
Katrov9171/
Kaerov9125/
Karhov9114/
Karuov912/
Karrov911/
Karzhov834,619/
Kairova832,946/
Khayrov832,550/
Kaurova832,407/
Kaharov832,191/
Khairov831,850/
Kaarova83433/
Kayrova83257/
Kargova83190/
Khaerov83186/
Kharova83173/
Kairovs83100/
Karhova8320/
Kahyrov8317/
Karrova8314/
Kharzov8312/
Kaaarov831/
Kharouv831/
Khatrov831/
Khaurov831/
Khargov831/
Khaarov831/
Kaurovs831/
Kahrova831/
Karev808,208/
Karow803,861/
Karav802,777/
Kerov80635/
Korov80536/
Karof8030/
Carov808/
Khayrova772,624/
Khairova771,573/
Karafová77372/
Kaharova7775/
Kahyrova7726/
Karafova7719/
Khayroev777/
Khaurova775/
Khairoev772/
Khaarova771/
Karaev7326,900/
Kharav7310,464/
Karowa731,169/
Kourov731,070/
Kaurav73885/
Kareev73764/
Khorov73626/
Kherov73585/
Karouf73511/
Kaurow73505/
Koroev73362/
Korova73249/
Karrow73220/
Korzov73200/
Karoff73189/
Kharev73181/
Karouw73180/
Kharob73134/
Karhof73127/
Kotrov7353/
Kairav7334/
Keerov7327/
Korhov7320/
Kayrav7319/
Korgov7318/
Kaarow7314/
Kairev7311/
Kairof739/
Karrof738/
Carrov737/
Carova736/
Koyrov735/
Karoof733/
Karoph733/
Koroov732/
Caarov732/
Karasv732/
Kharof732/
Karofe732/
Kuorov732/
Karrev731/
Katrow731/
Karopf731/
Koorov731/
Korotv731/
Catrov731/
Kairow731/
Karavh731/
Karzow731/
Karows731/
Karhow731/
Karrob731/
Kasrow731/
Kearow730/
Kaurof730/
Karaffová71300/
Kayravova7119/
Karaffova7112/
Korzhov677,228/
Kharouf675,136/
Kourova672,326/
Khorova67536/
Karhoff67496/
Kharaev67495/
Khorzov67432/
Khairav67349/
Kaurouw6777/
Korgova6767/
Kairoff6747/
Karhaev6721/
Kauroff6720/
Kahrhof6715/
Karzhav6712/
Kharoof6711/
Khareev6711/
Korhova6710/
Kharowa6710/
Kharoob676/
Kathrow675/
Kharowf675/
Caarova674/
Karzoff674/
Khoroev673/
Koyrova672/
Khayrev672/
Karraev672/
Kairowa672/
Khatrow672/
Kharrob672/
Khoirov672/
Kheirov671/
Kauraev671/
Kaarrow671/
Kheroev671/
Kharatv671/
Khairow671/
Karavtt671/
Qadtrov671/
Qairova671/
Caaarov671/
Katrouf671/
Karowsh671/
Kharrow671/
Kaharav671/
Koorova671/
Korhovs671/
Koutrov671/
Gkarouf671/
Cargova671/
Carrova671/
Karrouf671/
Karoufe671/
Kahrouf671/
Kaihrob671/

Karov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karov in the Russian language
Каровkarov-
Karov in the Arabic language
كاروفkarwf-

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