Karakeçi Surname
Approximately 1,739 people bear this surname
Karakeçi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1,732 | 1:44,932 | 4,539 |
| Northern Cyprus | 7 | 1:45,573 | 7,927 |
The alternate forms: Karakeci (5) are calculated separately.
Karakeçi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karakeçi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karakeçi is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Karakeci. Click here for other possible spellings of Karakeçi.
How Common Is The Last Name Karakeçi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Karakeçi is the 232,192nd most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,190,653 people. Karakeçi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Karakeçi are found; 92 percent are found in West Asia and 92 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.
The surname is most widely held in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,732 people, or 1 in 44,932. In Turkey Karakeçi is mostly found in: Sanliurfa Province, where 24 percent live, Diyarbakir Province, where 23 percent live and Adiyaman Province, where 14 percent live. Apart from Turkey it occurs in one country. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karakeci | 96 | 5 | / |
| Karakeçe | 88 | 158 | / |
| Karakaçi | 88 | 58 | / |
| Karakezi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Karakesis | 82 | 6 | / |
| Karrakesi | 82 | 3 | / |
| Karaköse | 75 | 9,445 | / |
| Karakasi | 75 | 716 | / |
| Karakişi | 75 | 181 | / |
| Karakase | 75 | 59 | / |
| Karakizi | 75 | 40 | / |
| Karakose | 75 | 29 | / |
| Karakaci | 75 | 9 | / |
| Karakesa | 75 | 9 | / |
| Karakise | 75 | 7 | / |
| Karakece | 75 | 4 | / |
| Karakisi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Karakisa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karakashi | 71 | 153 | / |
| Karakeser | 71 | 22 | / |
| Karakashe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Karakassi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Karakyose | 71 | 6 | / |
| Karakasai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Karrekesi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Karakoshi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Karakitsi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karakaisi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kharakasi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karakeche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karakishi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karakesha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaurakase | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karakitsis | 67 | 17 | / |
| Karakashiy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Karakaisis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Karagkitsi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karakoshee | 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
- 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 Karakeçi
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