Where Does The Last Name Karakiya Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Karakiya (Hindi: करकिया, Marathi: कारकीया) is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karakiya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Karakiya is the 1,839,022^nd most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name Karakiya occurs mostly in Asia, where 59 percent of Karakiya reside; 53 percent reside in West Asia and 53 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Karakiya is also the 3,684,242^nd most commonly occurring forename at a global level, held by 10 people.

The last name is most common in Turkey, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 1,161,514. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Kilis Province, where 48 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 24 percent live and Gaziantep Province, where 16 percent live. Other than Turkey this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Bulgaria, where 28 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.