Karayaz Surname

707,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Karayaz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karayaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey4111:189,34714,126
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202

Karayaz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karayaz is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karayaz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karayaz is the 707,442nd most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 17,560,352 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Karayaz are found; 92 percent are found in West Asia and 92 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 411 people, or 1 in 189,347. In Turkey Karayaz is most frequent in: Balikesir Province, where 30 percent reside, Adana Province, where 15 percent reside and Zonguldak Province, where 13 percent reside. Besides Turkey this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karayazı931/
Karayz925/
Karayağız882/
Karayüz86135/
Karayaş8658/
Karayuz8647/
Karayız867/
Karayas862/
Karayiz861/
Karayazova828/
Karahyoz8054/
Karayaci801/
Karajz77108/
Karauz7787/
Karaiz7722/
Karayağci75156/
Kkairayas751/
Karaisz7179/
Karausz7145/
Karajas7143/
Karaych7116/
Carayas719/
Kariyas718/
Karayos711/
Korayas711/
Kareasz711/
Katrauz711/
Kariyez711/
Kharaez711/
Karaysh711/
Kariyase6718/
Karajaci673/
Koyrayas671/
Karajash671/
Kaurajas671/

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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 Karayaz
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