Karagyozova Surname

241,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Karagyozova 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'.

Karagyozova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria1,5651:4,459630
Russia361:4,003,418194,829
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Armenia131:225,3985,875
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England41:13,929,515290,718
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Karagyozova 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'.

- karagyozov

Karagyozova Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karagyozova (Russian: Карагёзова) occurs most in Bulgaria. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karagyozova? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karagyozova is the 241,779th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,411,347 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Karagyozova are found; 95 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is held by 1,565 people, or 1 in 4,459. In Bulgaria Karagyozova is mostly concentrated in: Plovdiv Province, where 20 percent reside, Sofia City Province, where 15 percent reside and Burgas Province, where 10 percent reside. Besides Bulgaria this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 2 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karagyozova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karagyozova in the Russian language
Карагёзоваkaragezova-

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