Karakoglou Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Karakoglou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karakoglou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece581:191,03130,451
France161:4,151,420237,746
United States161:22,653,683662,747

Karakoglou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karakoglou is most common in Greece. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Karakoglou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karakoglou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,967,751st most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. The surname Karakoglou occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Karakoglou live; 64 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 64 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

Karakoglou is most prevalent in Greece, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 191,031. In Greece Karakoglou is most numerous in: Attica, where 98 percent are found and Epirus, where 2 percent are found. Besides Greece this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Karakoglou Last Name Statistics demography

Karakoglou earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.66% less than the national average, earning $33,802 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karakoglu956/
Karakoglouy951/
Kayrakoglu9056/
Karakogloy901/
Karacıkoglu8625/
Korekoglu7442/
Koiroukoglou731/
Karacacglu701/
Corekoglu632/
Korocuoglu601/

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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
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  • 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 Karakoglou
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