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

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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
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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

The last name Karagyozov (Russian: Карагёзов) occurs in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karagyozov? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 237,286th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,307,060 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Karagyozov reside; 90 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Karagyozov is most frequently occurring in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 1,487 people, or 1 in 4,693. In Bulgaria Karagyozov is primarily found in: Plovdiv Province, where 21 percent live, Sofia City Province, where 15 percent live and Burgas Province, where 11 percent live. Not including Bulgaria Karagyozov occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 9 percent live and Greece, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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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