Karagan Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Estonia

Karagan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karagan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1411:551,92530,462
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
India51:153,413,076951,030
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Karagan (11) may also be a first name.

Karagan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karagan (Hindi: करगां, Russian: Караган) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karagan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 970,883rd most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 27,294,179 people. The last name Karagan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 57 percent of Karagan reside; 51 percent reside in West Asia and 51 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Karagan is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 11 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 551,925. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Hatay Province, where 50 percent are found, Sakarya Province, where 15 percent are found and Kayseri Province, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey Karagan occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Argentina, where 4 percent are found.

Karagan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Karagan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Karagan last name rose 1,180 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karagan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Karagan last name are 31.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.57% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Karagan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 21.75% more than the national average, earning $52,532 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.92% more than the national average, earning $67,530 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karagan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karagan in the Hindi language
करगांkaragam-
Karagan in the Russian language
Караганkaragan-

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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 Karagan
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