Karabek Surname
Approximately 533 people bear this surname
Karabek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 332 | 1:234,402 | 16,534 |
| Kazakhstan | 111 | 1:159,302 | 15,725 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 51 | 1:117,111 | 13,579 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Karabek (159) may also be a first name.
Karabek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karabek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karabek (Georgian: კარაბეკ, Russian: Карабек) occurs most in Turkey. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Karabek click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karabek? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 586,691st most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 13,672,694 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 87 percent of Karabek live; 57 percent live in West Asia and 56 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Karabek is also the 727,628th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 159 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 332 people, or 1 in 234,402. In Turkey it is most common in: Ankara Province, where 47 percent are found, Samsun Province, where 14 percent are found and Istanbul Province, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Turkey this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 21 percent are found and Kyrgyzstan, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karabeke | 93 | 92 | / |
| Kargabek | 93 | 1 | / |
| Karabeck | 93 | 1 | / |
| Karabeg | 86 | 649 | / |
| Korabek | 86 | 194 | / |
| Karabec | 86 | 127 | / |
| Qarabek | 86 | 85 | / |
| Karabik | 86 | 76 | / |
| Kerabek | 86 | 2 | / |
| Karabyk | 86 | 2 | / |
| Karabekova | 82 | 2,191 | / |
| Karabekowa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Karzhaubek | 82 | 1 | / |
| Karaibik | 80 | 27 | / |
| Korabeck | 80 | 13 | / |
| Kharobek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karabeeg | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karabuyk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karabiec | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kharabik | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kharabekova | 78 | 4 | / |
| Karabıyık | 75 | 16,237 | / |
| Karabkova | 75 | 19 | / |
| Kaurabäck | 75 | 19 | / |
| Karhabike | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khatrobek | 75 | 1 | / |
| Korabik | 71 | 345 | / |
| Korábek | 71 | 49 | / |
| Korabík | 71 | 31 | / |
| Qarabik | 71 | 17 | / |
| Karobik | 71 | 12 | / |
| Korabekova | 71 | 7 | / |
| Karabegova | 71 | 5 | / |
| Korobek | 71 | 2 | / |
| Karaveg | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karobekova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karovek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qarabekova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karabecová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Korabeková | 71 | 1 | / |
| Carabec | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karabaic | 67 | 69 | / |
| Korabiec | 67 | 18 | / |
| Karaboykova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Karaboikova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Karavaik | 67 | 4 | / |
| Karajbic | 67 | 3 | / |
| Korobeke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karebick | 67 | 0 | / |
| Carebeck | 67 | 0 | / |
Karabek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karabek in the Georgian language | ||
| კარაბეკ | karabek | - |
| Karabek in the Russian language | ||
| Карабек | karabek | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karabek
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