Karataş Surname

3,712th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151,338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Karataş Surname User-submission:

The Karataş surname means 'black stone'.

Karataş Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey150,9641:51553
Northern Cyprus3481:91760
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
England11:55,718,059489,080
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Karatas (3,168) & Karataš (30) are calculated separately.

Karataş Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Karataş surname means 'black stone'.

- obituary

Karataş Last Name Facts

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

Karataş is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Karatas or Karataš. Click here to see other possible spellings of Karataş.

How Common Is The Last Name Karataş? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,712th most widespread surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 48,154 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Karataş live; 86 percent live in West Asia and 86 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

This surname is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is borne by 150,964 people, or 1 in 515. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 7 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 4 percent reside. Besides Turkey it occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

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