Karaköse Surname

53,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Karaköse Surname User-submission:

Karaköse 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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Karaköse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey9,3711:8,3041,126
Germany621:1,298,47582,291
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Karakose (29) are calculated separately.

Karaköse Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Karaköse 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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Karaköse Last Name Facts

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

Karaköse is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Karakose. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karaköse? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 53,967th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 771,577 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Karaköse are found; 89 percent are found in West Asia and 89 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

Karaköse is most widely held in Turkey, where it is held by 9,371 people, or 1 in 8,304. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 15 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 10 percent reside and Adana Province, where 7 percent reside. Barring Turkey this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Austria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karakose9629/
Karakase8859/
Karakashe827/
Kaurakase821/
Karaköz80417/
Karakoshee781/
Karakeçi751,739/
Karakasi75716/
Karakeçe75158/
Korakase7524/
Karakaze7511/
Karakeci755/
Karakece754/
Karakeuz751/
Karakezi751/
Karakashi71153/
Karakassi716/
Karakasai714/
Karrakesi713/
Karakoshi712/
Carakasse711/
Kharakasi711/
Kerakosse710/
Karakashiy674/
Karaqöz671/

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