Karakoyunlu Surname

241,884th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,651 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Karakoyunlu Surname User-submission:

The Karakuzulu surname origin is Karakoyunlu. The people who are belong to Karakoyunlu turkomen tribe (black sheep turkomans) took Karakoyunlu surname with the surname law on 1934 in Modern Turkey. But 3th article of surname law says that 'names may not relate to military rank and civil officialdom; to tribes, foreign races or ethnicities'.

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Karakoyunlu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,6211:48,0084,800
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Karakoyunlu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Karakuzulu surname origin is Karakoyunlu. The people who are belong to Karakoyunlu turkomen tribe (black sheep turkomans) took Karakoyunlu surname with the surname law on 1934 in Modern Turkey. But 3th article of surname law says that 'names may not relate to military rank and civil officialdom; to tribes, foreign races or ethnicities'. So authorities asked to all members of Karakoyunlu tribe in Gaziantep for change surnames because it's originated from ethnic and tribal surname. Than family members switched surname to Karakuzulu (black lamb).

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Karakoyunlu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karakoyunlu (Russian: Каракоюнлу) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karakoyunlu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 241,884th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,414,019 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Karakoyunlu reside; 90 percent reside in West Asia and 90 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is held by 1,621 people, or 1 in 48,008. In Turkey Karakoyunlu is primarily concentrated in: Antalya Province, where 21 percent are found, Gaziantep Province, where 14 percent are found and Istanbul Province, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Turkey this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 0 percent are found.

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Karakoyunlu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karakoyunlu in the Russian language
Каракоюнлуkarakounlu-

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