Karaoğlu Surname
Approximately 21,955 people bear this surname
Karaoğlu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 21,919 | 1:3,550 | 504 |
| Northern Cyprus | 31 | 1:10,291 | 2,613 |
| Kosovo | 3 | 1:620,623 | 10,771 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Karaoğlu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karaoğlu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karaoğlu is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Karaoğlu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Karaoğlu is the 24,603rd most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 331,931 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Karaoğlu are found; 85 percent are found in West Asia and 85 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.
The surname Karaoğlu is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is carried by 21,919 people, or 1 in 3,550. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent live, Ankara Province, where 9 percent live and Gaziantep Province, where 8 percent live. Barring Turkey this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live and Kosovo, where 0 percent live.
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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 Karaoğlu
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