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
Karras Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Karras Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karras Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karras is borne by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Kärras. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Karras? popularity and diffusion
The surname Karras is the 57,732nd most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 831,058 people. The surname Karras occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Karras are found; 49 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 49 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 653,740th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 193 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Greece, where it is held by 4,267 people, or 1 in 2,597. In Greece it is mostly found in: Attica, where 32 percent are found, Central Macedonia, where 16 percent are found and Thessaly, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Greece it is found in 51 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Germany, where 16 percent are found.
Karras Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Karras has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 14,987 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Karras Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Karras surname is principally Latin Catholic (63%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Karras surname are 7.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.31% being registered to vote for the political 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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