Karacaoğlu Surname
Approximately 5,263 people bear this surname
Karacaoğlu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 5,177 | 1:15,032 | 1,867 |
| Northern Cyprus | 81 | 1:3,938 | 687 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
The alternate forms: Karacaoglu (95) are calculated separately.
Karacaoğlu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karacaoğlu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karacaoğlu is most common in Turkey. It can be rendered as: Karacaoglu. For other possible spellings of Karacaoğlu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karacaoğlu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Karacaoğlu is the 90,983rd most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,384,675 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Karacaoğlu reside; 85 percent reside in West Asia and 85 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
The surname Karacaoğlu is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 5,177 people, or 1 in 15,032. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 12 percent reside and Adana Province, where 5 percent reside. Not including Turkey this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karacaoglu | 97 | 95 | / |
| Karacoğlu | 95 | 44 | / |
| Karacaolu | 95 | 5 | / |
| Karacaotlu | 90 | 13 | / |
| Karaağaoğlu | 86 | 21 | / |
| Karacayoglu | 86 | 13 | / |
| Karacakoylu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Karaisaoğlu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Karacaouglu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karaçayoğlu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kargaoğlu | 84 | 457 | / |
| Kırcaoğlu | 84 | 298 | / |
| Karacakol | 84 | 50 | / |
| Karkaoğlu | 84 | 27 | / |
| Kurcaoğlu | 84 | 3 | / |
| Karakaolu | 84 | 1 | / |
| Karaçoğlu | 84 | 1 | / |
| Korcaoğlu | 84 | 1 | / |
| Karakayaoğlu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kurucaoğlu | 80 | 55 | / |
| Garacaoglu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Karacacglu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kayrakoğlu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kargoğlu | 78 | 205 | / |
| Karcoglu | 78 | 5 | / |
| Kiracoglu | 74 | 125 | / |
| Garaçoğlu | 74 | 52 | / |
| Karakoclu | 74 | 30 | / |
| Kurcuoğlu | 74 | 19 | / |
| Kiraçoğlu | 74 | 14 | / |
| Karakoglu | 74 | 6 | / |
| Korcaoglu | 74 | 5 | / |
| Karagoglu | 74 | 5 | / |
| Gargaoğlu | 74 | 5 | / |
| Karakocal | 74 | 4 | / |
| Karakoçlu | 74 | 1 | / |
| Korakoğlu | 74 | 1 | / |
| Karacakal | 74 | 1 | / |
| Garacoglu | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kargaoglu | 74 | 1 | / |
| Karıkoğlu | 74 | 1 | / |
| Karakayaoglu | 73 | 41 | / |
| Karaağaçli | 70 | 1,291 | / |
| Korucuoğlu | 70 | 866 | / |
| Karakocali | 70 | 136 | / |
| Kurucuoğlu | 70 | 103 | / |
| Karacakale | 70 | 102 | / |
| Karakoglou | 70 | 90 | / |
| Kayrakoglu | 70 | 56 | / |
| Karaağaçlı | 70 | 1 | / |
| Karaca Gul | 70 | 1 | / |
| Karaok Col | 70 | 1 | / |
| Karacaköylü | 67 | 112 | / |
| Kirkoğlu | 67 | 90 | / |
| Kurkoğlu | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kurcoglu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kircoglu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gürcoğlu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karach-Ogly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karakoglouy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krcachal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karkakal | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Karacaoğlu
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