Karakap Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Karakap Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 29 | 1:2,683,497 | 81,313 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
Karakap (11) may also be a first name.
Karakap Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karakap Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karakap occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Karakap click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karakap? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,228,735th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Karakap reside; 59 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 59 percent reside in East Thrace and Karpass. Karakap is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 11 people.
The surname Karakap is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 2,683,497. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 38 percent live, Tekirdag Province, where 34 percent live and Konya Province, where 24 percent live. Not including Turkey this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 14 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karakcap | 93 | 39 | / |
| Karakop | 86 | 9 | / |
| Karekap | 86 | 4 | / |
| Karakab | 86 | 2 | / |
| Karakav | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karacap | 86 | 1 | / |
| Korakapp | 80 | 27 | / |
| Kerakapp | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kharakav | 80 | 4 | / |
| Karakabh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Carakhaph | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karacav | 71 | 13 | / |
| Karekop | 71 | 8 | / |
| Karokop | 71 | 4 | / |
| Korakop | 71 | 2 | / |
| Karecap | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karakaathb | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caracap | 71 | 1 | / |
| Korakopp | 67 | 564 | / |
| Karajkov | 67 | 77 | / |
| Kayrakov | 67 | 63 | / |
| Karekopp | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kerakopp | 67 | 16 | / |
| Karokope | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kaurakov | 67 | 10 | / |
| Karakhov | 67 | 8 | / |
| Karaykov | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kairakov | 67 | 5 | / |
| Karhakov | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kharakov | 67 | 3 | / |
| Korakhav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kajrakov | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Karakap
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