Karabacak Surname
Approximately 32,482 people bear this surname
Karabacak Surname User-submission:
In 1924, after the establishment of the Republic of Turkey, in the result of the Greece Exchange Agreement; Turks were brought to Istanbul by ships from Ortamahalle, İsmailli, Hamzalı villages which belong to the Seres district of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Read More About This SurnameKarabacak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 31,689 | 1:2,456 | 356 |
| Germany | 412 | 1:195,402 | 22,558 |
| Belgium | 105 | 1:109,492 | 16,366 |
| Northern Cyprus | 61 | 1:5,230 | 1,063 |
| Netherlands | 47 | 1:359,302 | 39,900 |
| Switzerland | 36 | 1:228,137 | 19,301 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| Denmark | 19 | 1:297,090 | 21,940 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Kosovo | 7 | 1:265,981 | 8,180 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Karabacak Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
In 1924, after the establishment of the Republic of Turkey, in the result of the Greece Exchange Agreement; Turks were brought to Istanbul by ships from Ortamahalle, İsmailli, Hamzalı villages which belong to the Seres district of Thessaloniki, Greece. Later, from there, they were sent to Uzunköprü by train. These people were settled in the houses in Karayayla that had been vacated from the Greeks. These Turks were called Karabacak. Then, in 1935, other Turks came from Shumen, Bulgaria. They also settled in the village and they were called Macur (refugees). In addition, in 1937, there were those from Romania who settled in the village and these were called as Kardzhali.
- fylexiaThe Turkish origins of this family name also find itself in Armenian variation as Karabadzhakian.
It is believed that the Armenian version of this family name was created through the addition of the -ian ending to it, which stands for 'the child of', just like Russian -ov(a) in Karabadzhakov(a), that can be found in Russia and Ukraine.
Karabacak is often translated as 'black leg' yet as the further research showed Karabacak was found to stand for 'a liar' or 'a card game cheater'.
- karanzhelikaThe Karabacak surname means 'black chimney' in the the Black Sea region, 'black leg' in the rest of Turkey.
- kodfdv41Karabacak Demographics
Average Karabacak Salary in
United States
$52,861 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Karabacak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karabacak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karabacak has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Karabacak? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 17,080th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 224,356 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Karabacak live; 83 percent live in West Asia and 83 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.
It is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 31,689 people, or 1 in 2,456. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 8 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 6 percent are found. Not including Turkey it is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.
Karabacak Last Name Statistics demography
Karabacak earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.51% more than the national average, earning $52,861 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karabacack | 95 | 1 | / |
| Karabajak | 89 | 15 | / |
| Karabacac | 89 | 1 | / |
| Karabocak | 89 | 1 | / |
| Karabazhak | 84 | 57 | / |
| Karabadjak | 84 | 44 | / |
| Karabadžak | 84 | 1 | / |
| Karabadzhak | 80 | 1,041 | / |
| Karabojak | 78 | 1 | / |
| Karabazhakova | 73 | 58 | / |
| Kharabadzhakh | 73 | 36 | / |
| Karabodzhak | 70 | 2 | / |
| Carabajac | 67 | 46 | / |
| Qarabajaq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carabadjac | 63 | 1,240 | / |
| Carabagiac | 63 | 4 | / |
| Carabodjac | 63 | 1 | / |
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