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
Karakose occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Karaköse. Click here to see other potential spellings of Karakose.
How Common Is The Last Name Karakose? popularity and diffusion
The last name Karakose is the 3,665,662nd most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Karakose are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 888,799. In The Netherlands Karakose is most numerous in: Drenthe, where 47 percent are found, South Holland, where 42 percent are found and North Brabant, where 5 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.
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