Karakeleş Surname
Approximately 170 people bear this surname
Karakeleş Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 169 | 1:460,482 | 26,891 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
The alternate forms: Karakeles (3) are calculated separately.
Karakeleş Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karakeleş Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karakeleş is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Karakeles. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karakeleş? popularity and diffusion
Karakeleş is the 1,321,499th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Karakeleş are found; 75 percent are found in West Asia and 75 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.
The surname is most frequent in Turkey, where it is held by 169 people, or 1 in 460,482. In Turkey Karakeleş is most frequent in: Tokat Province, where 41 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 25 percent are found and Mersin Province, where 8 percent are found. Beside Turkey this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karakeles | 96 | 3 | / |
| Karakele | 94 | 157 | / |
| Karakhele | 89 | 127 | / |
| Karakeleh | 89 | 3 | / |
| Karakkele | 89 | 1 | / |
| Karadkhele | 84 | 39 | / |
| Karakile | 82 | 58 | / |
| Karakeli | 82 | 22 | / |
| Karakela | 82 | 5 | / |
| Karakhile | 78 | 25 | / |
| Karakheli | 78 | 7 | / |
| Kharakela | 78 | 1 | / |
| Karacheles | 74 | 8 | / |
| Karahakela | 74 | 4 | / |
| Karakhille | 74 | 1 | / |
| Karagkelis | 74 | 1 | / |
| Karakila | 71 | 3 | / |
| Karaceli | 71 | 2 | / |
| Karakili | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karagkioles | 70 | 16 | / |
| Karakiliç | 67 | 4,566 | / |
| Karakolis | 67 | 229 | / |
| Karakilic | 67 | 131 | / |
| Karakayli | 67 | 12 | / |
| Katrakili | 67 | 5 | / |
| Karakilis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karakalis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katrakyli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karakaila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karakılıç | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Karakeleş
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