Karagyozov Surname

237,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Karagyozov Surname User-submission:

It is a surname of Turkish origins. It contains two Turkish words kara, meaning 'black', and gyoz or goz, meaning 'eye'. So the meaning is 'black eyes'.

Karagyozov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria1,4871:4,693648
Russia1461:987,14476,448
Greece291:382,06251,720
Armenia81:366,2727,804
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England31:18,572,686338,250
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Karagyozov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a surname of Turkish origins. It contains two Turkish words kara, meaning 'black', and gyoz or goz, meaning 'eye'. So the meaning is 'black eyes'.

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Karagyozov Last Name Facts

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

Karagyozov (Russian: Карагёзов) is most common in Bulgaria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karagyozov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karagyozov is the 237,286th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,307,060 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Karagyozov live; 90 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 1,487 people, or 1 in 4,693. In Bulgaria it is most frequent in: Plovdiv Province, where 21 percent reside, Sofia City Province, where 15 percent reside and Burgas Province, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Bulgaria it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 9 percent reside and Greece, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karagyozova951,652/
Karagjozov905/
Karagjozova8621/
Karaguiozov8610/
Karaghiozov861/
Karagjosova761/
Karaguiosov761/
Karaguiozoff734/
Caraghiozof676/
Karaghiosoff643/

Karagyozov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karagyozov in the Russian language
Карагёзовkaragezov-

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