Karras Surname
Approximately 8,769 people bear this surname
Karras Surname Definition:
“Dark” in Greek.
Karras Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 4,267 | 1:2,597 | 200 |
| United States | 2,248 | 1:161,236 | 16,414 |
| Germany | 1,408 | 1:57,177 | 7,394 |
| Canada | 228 | 1:161,603 | 16,308 |
| Australia | 154 | 1:175,297 | 17,847 |
| Algeria | 149 | 1:259,272 | 27,463 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| Mexico | 33 | 1:3,761,400 | 25,486 |
| South Africa | 33 | 1:1,641,749 | 81,435 |
| Brazil | 30 | 1:7,135,811 | 166,009 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Lebanon | 18 | 1:313,171 | 10,344 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Finland | 15 | 1:366,447 | 25,366 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Ecuador | 13 | 1:1,223,527 | 16,126 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
The alternate forms: Kärras (25) are calculated separately.
Karras (193) may also be a first name.
Karras Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Dark” in Greek.
(Greek) One with a swarthy complexion.
Karras Demographics
Average Male Karras Height
176.13 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Karras Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karras Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karras is found most in Greece. It may also appear as a variant: Kärras. For other possible spellings of Karras click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karras? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 57,732nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 831,058 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Karras reside; 49 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 49 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. Karras is also the 653,740th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 193 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Greece, where it is carried by 4,267 people, or 1 in 2,597. In Greece Karras is most numerous in: Attica, where 32 percent live, Central Macedonia, where 16 percent live and Thessaly, where 9 percent live. Apart from Greece Karras exists in 51 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and Germany, where 16 percent live.
Karras Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Karras has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 14,987 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Karras Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Latin Catholic (63%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Karras last name are 7.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.31% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Karras earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 587% more than the national average, earning R 1,632,580 per year; in United States they earn 15.69% more than the national average, earning $49,918 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.41% more than the national average, earning $53,862 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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