Gharagozlou Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Gharagozlou Surname User-submission:

Ghara or kara is Turkish for 'black' and gez or gyoz is Turkish for 'eyes'. It refers to an ancestor who had black eyes.

Gharagozlou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Sweden141:703,34052,204
France71:9,488,960336,266
England61:9,286,343223,652
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Gharagozlou Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ghara or kara is Turkish for 'black' and gez or gyoz is Turkish for 'eyes'. It refers to an ancestor who had black eyes.

- ash2001

Gharagozlou means 'black eye' (dark eye).

- samangharagozlou

Gharagozlou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gharagozlou Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gharagozlou occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gharagozlou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,558,593rd most commonly used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Gharagozlou are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 5,330,278. In The United States Gharagozlou is primarily concentrated in: California, where 37 percent live, Maryland, where 16 percent live and Massachusetts, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 14 percent live and Sweden, where 11 percent live.

Gharagozlou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gharagozlou surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

Gharagozlou earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.34% more than the national average, earning $50,630 USD per year.

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