Karakose Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Karakose Surname User-submission:
Karakose is an old name of one of Turkey's provinces called Agri (Ağrı). Karakose comes from kara kilise (black church), which must be related to an Armenian church in the city. The locals probably couldn't pronounce the church's name, so, called it a black church built by the local black stone.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
The alternate forms: Karaköse (9,445) are calculated separately.
Karakose Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Karakose is an old name of one of Turkey's provinces called Agri (Ağrı). Karakose comes from kara kilise (black church), which must be related to an Armenian church in the city. The locals probably couldn't pronounce the church's name, so, called it a black church built by the local black stone.
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Where Does The Last Name Karakose Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karakose is most common in The Netherlands. It can be rendered as a variant: Karaköse. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karakose? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,665,662nd most common last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Karakose live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 888,799. In The Netherlands Karakose is mostly concentrated in: Drenthe, where 47 percent reside, South Holland, where 42 percent reside and North Brabant, where 5 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands Karakose is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.
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