Cognomen Karekin (Гарегин 
, Карекин 
, Karekin 
) , across the world, is quite a common last name. The last name Karekin is characteristic of Armenia, where it is a common surname, Bulgaria, where it is a rare surname, and Kazakhstan. Also, Karekin is the forename as well as the last name.
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