Karaaslan Surname

16,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,836 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Karaaslan Surname User-submission:

The Karaaslan surname is a combination of the Turkish words kara, meaning 'black', and aslan, meaning 'lion'. The surname means 'black lion'.

Karaaslan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey33,2431:2,341337
Germany2021:398,54236,874
Netherlands871:194,10527,180
Austria651:131,00717,994
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Belgium291:396,43641,978
England191:2,932,529101,561
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Northern Cyprus161:19,9385,097
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Qatar91:262,00030,726
France81:8,302,840321,660
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Norway71:734,61250,907
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Karaaslan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Karaaslan surname is a combination of the Turkish words kara, meaning 'black', and aslan, meaning 'lion'. The surname means 'black lion'.

- yasinkaraaslan

Karaaslan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karaaslan (Russian: Карааслан) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Karaaslan.

How Common Is The Last Name Karaaslan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 16,415th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 215,378 people. The last name Karaaslan occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Karaaslan reside; 87 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name is most frequent in Turkey, where it is held by 33,243 people, or 1 in 2,341. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 16 percent are found, Malatya Province, where 7 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 6 percent are found. Besides Turkey it is found in 35 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 0 percent are found.

Karaaslan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Karaaslan last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Karaaslan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.51% less than the national average, earning 257,803 kr per year and in United States they earn 30.52% more than the national average, earning $56,320 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karaaslan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karaaslan in the Russian language
Караасланkaraaslan-

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