Karahanoğlu Surname
Approximately 297 people bear this surname
Karahanoğlu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 290 | 1:268,350 | 18,192 |
| Northern Cyprus | 7 | 1:45,573 | 7,927 |
Karahanoğlu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karahanoğlu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karahanoğlu occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Karahanoğlu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 899,940th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 24,537,192 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Karahanoğlu reside; 77 percent reside in West Asia and 77 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
The surname Karahanoğlu is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 290 people, or 1 in 268,350. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 48 percent are found, Gumushane Province, where 12 percent are found and Adana Province, where 9 percent are found. Other than Turkey this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kasranoğlu | 86 | 52 | / |
| Katranoğlu | 86 | 18 | / |
| Korhanoğlu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karanolu | 84 | 3 | / |
| Caranoğlu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karanelu | 74 | 7 | / |
| Karanalu | 74 | 3 | / |
| Karangulu | 70 | 4 | / |
| Karanallu | 70 | 1 | / |
| Karangalu | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kayratnalu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koranalu | 63 | 8 | / |
| Koranallu | 60 | 2 | / |
| Korangulu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Korenollu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Koranelau | 50 | 10 | / |
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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 Karahanoğlu
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