Karagöz Surname

7,061st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80,412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Karagöz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Karagöz 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
Turkey79,6941:977132
Germany4251:189,42521,979
Sweden681:144,80510,193
Northern Cyprus671:4,761916
Austria421:202,74825,305
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Norway101:514,22941,629
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
England31:18,572,686338,250
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
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The alternate forms: Karagoz (1,176) are calculated separately.

Karagöz (36) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Norway

Karagöz Demographics

Average Karagöz Salary in
Norway

251,680 kr

Per year
Rank:
57,132 of 73,091
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
9.67981E-5
Rank: 56,634 of 73,091
Percentage of national average salary:
72.72%
Sample size: 3 (2014)

Average Salary in
Norway

346,080 kr

Per year
Per month:
28,840 kr
Per week:
6,409 kr
Per day:
948 kr

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Karagöz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karagöz (Arabic: كركوز) occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Karagoz. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karagöz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karagöz is the 7,061st most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 90,628 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Karagöz live; 83 percent live in West Asia and 83 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Karagöz is also the 1,717,090th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 36 people.

It is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is carried by 79,694 people, or 1 in 977. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent live, Ankara Province, where 8 percent live and Izmir Province, where 5 percent live. Beside Turkey this surname is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Karagöz Last Name Statistics demography

Karagöz earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 27.28% less than the national average, earning 251,680 kr per year.

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
Karagoz951,176/
Karagz92176/
Kargöz9256/
Karaköz86417/
Karaguz86107/
Karagøz8678/
Karagüz862/
Karagös862/
Caragöz861/
Karaqöz861/
Kargz833/
Karaoguz8041/
Karagoez8032/
Karagzai8021/
Karaguez8010/
Karauguz804/
Karagaze803/
Karagouz802/
Karagazi801/
Karacaöz801/
Kharagaz801/
Karagozi801/
Karaguza801/
Karaguzi801/
Karaogoz801/
Kaaragaz801/
Karagoza801/
Kırgöz77997/
Karkaz7713/
Kirgöz779/
Khargz779/
Korgöz774/
Karaqz771/
Kargoz771/
Karagozie753/
Karaghioz752/
Karagwiza751/
Karhagaza751/
Karakiz711,183/
Karakuz71658/
Qaragözova71421/
Karkazi71287/
Karkaza71276/
Karakoz71250/
Karakaz71219/
Karakez712/
Karakız712/
Koragoz711/
Khargaz711/
Karacaz711/
Karagoziou711/
Karakzu711/
Karakuzu677,756/
Karaoğuz67442/
Kharakoz67350/
Karakuza67135/
Karacaoz67128/
Karauğuz67116/
Karakoza6760/
Karakozu6758/
Karakizi6740/
Kairgazy6727/
Karaikiz6725/
Karkazeh6720/
Karakouz6715/
Karikazi6714/
Karakaze6711/
Karaikoz6710/
Karakozi679/
Karakiza676/
Karaekiz676/
Karakuze672/
Karokaza672/
Karaykoz672/
Karakuzi672/
Karyakoz672/
Karogoez671/
Karaquez671/
Kara Kzi671/
Karghazi671/
Karkz671/
Keoragaz671/
Kharakhz671/
Karakazu671/
Karakeuz671/
Karaokuz671/
Kiragazi671/
Kiraguzu671/
Karakezi671/
Krwagaza671/
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Karagöz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karagöz in the Arabic language
كركوزkrkwz-

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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 Karagöz
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