Karaay Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Karaay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 49 | 1:1,588,192 | 60,638 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
Karaay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karaay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karaay occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Karaay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,506,728th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Karaay reside; 76 percent reside in West Asia and 76 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 1,588,192. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Aksaray Province, where 18 percent are found, Elazig Province, where 16 percent are found and Istanbul Province, where 16 percent are found. Barring Turkey this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 15 percent are found and Uzbekistan, where 2 percent are found.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karaay
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