Karakiz Surname

316,846th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Karakiz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karakiz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,1701:66,5146,260
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Karakiz (497) may also be a first name.

Karakiz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karakiz is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karakiz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 316,846th most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 6,160,225 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Karakiz are found; 96 percent are found in West Asia and 96 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Karakiz is also the 380,582nd most frequently held first name globally, held by 497 people.

It is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is carried by 1,170 people, or 1 in 66,514. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Kahramanmaras Province, where 46 percent are found, Adana Province, where 10 percent are found and Sivas Province, where 10 percent are found. Barring Turkey Karakiz occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found and Switzerland, where 0 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Karakiz
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