Karakuş Surname
Approximately 94,470 people bear this surname
Karakuş Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 94,303 | 1:825 | 106 |
| Northern Cyprus | 147 | 1:2,170 | 263 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Karakus (1,857) & Karaküs (1) are calculated separately.
Karakuş Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karakuş Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karakuş has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can be rendered as a variant: Karakus or Karaküs. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Karakuş? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,964th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 77,141 people. The surname Karakuş is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Karakuş reside; 86 percent reside in West Asia and 86 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
Karakuş is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is borne by 94,303 people, or 1 in 825. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent live, Gaziantep Province, where 6 percent live and Ankara Province, where 6 percent live. Outside of Turkey this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karakus | 95 | 1,857 | / |
| Karaküs | 90 | 1 | / |
| Karakuz | 86 | 658 | / |
| Karakoş | 86 | 179 | / |
| Karakuç | 86 | 62 | / |
| Karakuc | 86 | 18 | / |
| Karakush | 80 | 47 | / |
| Karakouz | 80 | 15 | / |
| Karakuse | 80 | 12 | / |
| Kharakus | 80 | 2 | / |
| Karakous | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karakeuz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karakoush | 75 | 1,523 | / |
| Karakouch | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kharakuse | 75 | 2 | / |
| Karakushe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karakos | 71 | 279 | / |
| Karakoz | 71 | 250 | / |
| Karakuzova | 71 | 83 | / |
| Kaharakaus | 71 | 40 | / |
| Kharakhuse | 71 | 8 | / |
| Karakouche | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kharakoz | 67 | 350 | / |
| Karagkos | 67 | 112 | / |
| Karacuce | 67 | 45 | / |
| Karaikoz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Karakosh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Korakaus | 67 | 4 | / |
| Karaikos | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karaykoz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kareakos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kharakos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carackus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Karakuş
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