Karagezyan Surname

575,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Georgia

Karagezyan 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.

Karagezyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3791:380,27237,088
Georgia751:49,9416,249
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Armenia241:122,0914,044
Abkhazia31:80,9553,593
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Karagezyan 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

Karagezyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karagezyan (Georgian: კარაგეზიან, Russian: Карагезян) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karagezyan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 575,362nd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,322,753 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Karagezyan are found; 66 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 66 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 379 people, or 1 in 380,272. In Russia Karagezyan is most common in: Krasnodar Krai, where 23 percent reside, Moscow, where 15 percent reside and Rostov Oblast, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Russia this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Georgia, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Karagezyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Karagezyan last name is principally Orthodox (97%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Karagezyan last name are 16.02% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 62.79% registered with the political party.

Karagezyan earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.69% less than the national average, earning $41,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karagezyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karagezyan in the Georgian language
კარაგეზიანkaragezian75.71
კარაგეზიანიkarageziani24.29
Karagezyan in the Russian language
Карагезянkaragezan-

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