Karakuz Surname

500,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Karakuz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karakuz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey6341:122,74710,167
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Karakuz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karakuz (Russian: Каракуз) is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karakuz? popularity and diffusion

Karakuz is the 500,196th most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 11,075,298 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Karakuz are found; 80 percent are found in West Asia and 80 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

Karakuz is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is borne by 634 people, or 1 in 122,747. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 14 percent reside, Canakkale Province, where 10 percent reside and Giresun Province, where 9 percent reside. Beside Turkey this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Bulgaria, where 0 percent reside.

Karakuz Last Name Statistics demography

Karakuz earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.44% more than the national average, earning $43,771 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karakouz9315/
Karakeuz931/
Karakuş8694,470/
Karakus861,857/
Karakoz86250/
Karakuç8662/
Karakuc8618/
Karakuzova8283/
Karakuts80904/
Kharakoz80350/
Karakush8047/
Karakuse8012/
Karaikoz8010/
Karaykoz802/
Kharakus802/
Karakous801/
Karakoush751,523/
Karakouch753/
Kharakuse752/
Karakutts751/
Karakushe751/
Kharakuch751/
Karakoc711,052/
Karakos71279/
Karakoş71179/
Kaharakaus7140/
Kharakhuse718/
Korakoz716/
Karakouche712/
Karaküs711/
Karagkos67112/
Karakots6748/
Karacuce6745/
Karakutsova678/
Karekush676/
Karakosh675/
Korakaus674/
Karaikos672/
Kareakos671/
Kharakos671/
Carackus670/

Karakuz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karakuz in the Russian language
Каракузkarakuz-

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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 Karakuz
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