Karaelmas Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Karaelmas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karaelmas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey751:1,037,61946,427
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Karaelmas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karaelmas is most common in Turkey. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karaelmas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,168,711th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Karaelmas are found; 70 percent are found in West Asia and 70 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

Karaelmas is most numerous in Turkey, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 1,037,619. In Turkey Karaelmas is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 39 percent live, Zonguldak Province, where 20 percent live and Antalya Province, where 9 percent live. Not including Turkey this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karaelma9433/
Karalemas8932/
Karlmas881/
Khawralmas841/
Karalaimas841/
Karolemas783/
Karaelmazova766/
Carlmas7516/
Karlims751/
Karayilmaz74790/
Karolemeas7464/
Karalamaci7425/
Karaliamis747/
Karlames713/
Carlmats713/
Karlmose711/
Gkarlemos6776/
Krol-Maas671/
Carlmatz5915/

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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 Karaelmas
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