Karajan (surname)

Karajan, or Caragiani, Caraiannis, Karagianni, Karayiannis, Karagianis, is a Greek surname. This last name, like several other Ottoman-era ones, contains the Turkish language prefix 'kara' in reference to someone's dark complexion.

Notable persons with that surname include:
 * Eftychia Karagianni, Greek water polo player
 * Georgios Karayiannis, Greek Army officer
 * Herbert von Karajan (1908–1989), Austrian conductor, great-grandson of Theodor von Karajan
 * Ioan D. Caragiani, Romanian folklorist
 * Martha Karagianni, Greek actress
 * Maurine Karagianis, Canadian politician
 * Pete Karagianis, American chess player
 * Vaios Karagiannis (born 1968), Greek football player
 * Peter Karrie, (Full name Peter Karagianis), Welsh Singer & TV show host