Karagezov Surname

681,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Georgia

Karagezov Surname User-submission:

Ghara or kara is Turkish for 'black' and gez or gyoz is Turkish for 'eyes'. It refers to an ancestor who had black eyes.

Karagezov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2491:578,80751,542
Georgia1751:21,4033,798
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Greece21:5,539,895129,142

Karagezov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ghara or kara is Turkish for 'black' and gez or gyoz is Turkish for 'eyes'. It refers to an ancestor who had black eyes.

- ash2001

Karagezov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karagezov (Georgian: კარაგეზოვი, Russian: Карагезов) occurs most in Russia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karagezov? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 681,965th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 16,714,555 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Karagezov are found; 56 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 56 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Karagezov is most widespread in Russia, where it is carried by 249 people, or 1 in 578,807. In Russia it is primarily found in: Stavropol Krai, where 68 percent live, Krasnodar Krai, where 14 percent live and Belgorod Oblast, where 2 percent live. Aside from Russia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Georgia, where 40 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live.

Karagezov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Karagezov surname are 14.34% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 61.11% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karagezov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karagezov in the Georgian language
კარაგეზოვიkaragezovi98.42
კარაგეზოვkaragezov1.58
Karagezov in the Russian language
Карагезовkaragezov-

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