Karakiris Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Greece

Karakiris Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karakiris Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey181:4,323,412102,143
Greece41:2,769,948101,568

Karakiris Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Karakiris Come From? nationality or country of origin

Karakiris has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karakiris? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,206,983rd most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Karakiris is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Karakiris reside; 86 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 68 percent reside in East Thrace and Karpass.

The last name is most frequent in Turkey, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 4,323,412. In Turkey Karakiris is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 83 percent reside and Corum Province, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Turkey it exists in one country. It is also found in Greece, where 18 percent reside.

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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 Karakiris
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