Karamusa Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Karamusa Surname User-submission:
This surname is derived from the words kara, meaning 'dark', and Mus or Musa, which is the Turkish or Arabic name variation of the given name Moses. The surname means 'dark Musa', which could refer to an ancestor named Moses or Musa in Turkish, who had dark skin.
Read More About This SurnameKaramusa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 25 | 1:3,112,857 | 87,657 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
Karamusa Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname is derived from the words kara, meaning 'dark', and Mus or Musa, which is the Turkish or Arabic name variation of the given name Moses. The surname means 'dark Musa', which could refer to an ancestor named Moses or Musa in Turkish, who had dark skin. This could also mean that this Musa had either Kurdish or Arab ancestry, because the darker skin is widely associated with these ethnicities in Turkey. With the suffix -oğlu, it means 'son(s) of the dark Musa'.
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Where Does The Last Name Karamusa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karamusa is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Karamusa.
How Common Is The Last Name Karamusa? popularity and diffusion
Karamusa is the 3,055,934th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name Karamusa is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Karamusa are found; 56 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 46 percent are found in East Thrace and Karpass.
The surname Karamusa is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 3,112,857. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 56 percent live, Bursa Province, where 16 percent live and Kirklareli Province, where 16 percent live. Barring Turkey this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 27 percent live and Bulgaria, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karamousa | 94 | 31 | / |
| Karamousas | 89 | 36 | / |
| Karamuça | 88 | 381 | / |
| Karamuja | 88 | 154 | / |
| Karamuse | 88 | 144 | / |
| Karamuca | 88 | 76 | / |
| Karamusi | 88 | 40 | / |
| Caramusa | 88 | 26 | / |
| Karamisa | 88 | 19 | / |
| Karamuza | 88 | 2 | / |
| Carramusa | 82 | 261 | / |
| Karamouza | 82 | 171 | / |
| Karamurza | 82 | 28 | / |
| Karamisah | 82 | 17 | / |
| Karamushi | 82 | 9 | / |
| Caramusca | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kharamuse | 82 | 1 | / |
| Karamousi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Karamouzas | 78 | 194 | / |
| Karamouzos | 78 | 58 | / |
| Kharamurza | 78 | 19 | / |
| Caramuscai | 78 | 1 | / |
| Karamuço | 75 | 61 | / |
| Karamuco | 75 | 48 | / |
| Karamose | 75 | 16 | / |
| Karamuze | 75 | 8 | / |
| Karamosi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Karamuci | 75 | 3 | / |
| Karamuzo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karamoutsos | 74 | 203 | / |
| Karamoutsou | 74 | 85 | / |
| Kaharamisah | 74 | 1 | / |
| Karamouzi | 71 | 393 | / |
| Karamuchi | 71 | 13 | / |
| Karamušić | 71 | 4 | / |
| Koiremusa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karamauco | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caramusso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karamoutsios | 70 | 52 | / |
| Caramuscio | 67 | 233 | / |
| Karamouzou | 67 | 47 | / |
| Koromoussa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Caramuchos | 67 | 4 | / |
| Karamouche | 67 | 3 | / |
| Karamoshou | 67 | 1 | / |
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