Karakaya Surname
Approximately 105,502 people bear this surname
Karakaya Surname User-submission:
Kara means 'black' and kaya means 'rock' in Turkish; so karakaya means 'black rock'.
Karakaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 103,093 | 1:755 | 92 |
| Germany | 817 | 1:98,538 | 12,246 |
| France | 588 | 1:112,964 | 16,927 |
| Belgium | 180 | 1:63,870 | 10,268 |
| England | 110 | 1:506,528 | 32,143 |
| Netherlands | 106 | 1:159,313 | 23,533 |
| Austria | 102 | 1:83,485 | 12,474 |
| United States | 101 | 1:3,588,702 | 200,455 |
| Northern Cyprus | 82 | 1:3,890 | 678 |
| Denmark | 53 | 1:106,504 | 9,962 |
| Sweden | 30 | 1:328,225 | 22,987 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| Switzerland | 23 | 1:357,083 | 27,273 |
| Russia | 22 | 1:6,551,048 | 261,263 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Finland | 13 | 1:422,823 | 27,659 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Bulgaria | 12 | 1:581,575 | 24,486 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 1:1,608,187 | 20,863 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
Karakaya (12) may also be a first name.
Karakaya Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Kara means 'black' and kaya means 'rock' in Turkish; so karakaya means 'black rock'.
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Karakaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karakaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karakaya (Oriya: କାରକାୟା, Russian: Каракая) occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karakaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,375th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 69,075 people. The last name Karakaya is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Karakaya are found; 85 percent are found in West Asia and 85 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 12 people.
The last name is most frequent in Turkey, where it is held by 103,093 people, or 1 in 755. In Turkey Karakaya is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent live, Ankara Province, where 8 percent live and Izmir Province, where 5 percent live. Aside from Turkey it exists in 62 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.
Karakaya Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Karakaya surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.
The amount Karakaya earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 45.43% less than the national average, earning 188,850 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.57% more than the national average, earning $43,393 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.31% less than the national average, earning $33,630 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karakaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karakaya in the Oriya language | ||
| କାରକାୟା | karakaya | - |
| Karakaya in the Russian language | ||
| Каракая | karakaa | - |
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Footnotes
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