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Surname Karakaš in modern Croatia
Karakaš families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Obrovac area. According to some sources they are from Plascice near Brinja, rarely Hungarians from Osijek area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Obrovac area and in Slavonski Brod.
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Prevalence
About 330 people with faimily name Karakaš live in Croatia today, in 150 households. There were 360 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 30 cities and 32 other places, mostly in Zagreb (60), Slavonski Brod (35), Bilje in Osijek area (20), Sesvete (20), and in Brinje in Senj area (15).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Karakaš (including: Karakas , Caracas , Karakash , Karakashi , Kharakhash , Karakassi , Karakasch , Karacas , Charakas and Karakasha ) is present in 69 countries worldwide. The family name "Karakas " is used by some 100000 people in Turkey , about 4000 in Germany , and some 900 people in the United States. "Karacas " is used by small number of people in Brazil and small number in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Zdenko Karakaš,
Dario Karakaš,
Jure Karakaš,
Tomislav Karakaš,
Stjepan Karakaš,
Damir Karakaš,
Krešimir Karakaš,
Mario Karakaš,
Josipa Karakaš,
Aneta Karakaš,
Borivoj Karakaš,
David Karakaš,
Juraj Karakaš,
Zvonimir Karakaš,
Bernard Karakaš,
Dragan Karakaš,
Zdravko Karakaš,
Stipe Karakaš,
Ana Karakaš
