Karaghan Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Karaghan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Karaghan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karaghan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karaghan occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karaghan? popularity and diffusion
Karaghan is the 8,968,613th most common family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Karaghan is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Karaghan live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
It is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. In Iran Karaghan is most numerous in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 50 percent live and Yazd Province, where 50 percent live. Other than Iran it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent live and India, where 25 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Karaghan
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