Karayiğit Surname
Approximately 8,420 people bear this surname
Karayiğit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 8,397 | 1:9,268 | 1,226 |
| Northern Cyprus | 22 | 1:14,500 | 3,711 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Karayiğit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karayiğit Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karayiğit occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Karayiğit.
How Common Is The Last Name Karayiğit? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 59,883rd most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 865,504 people. The surname Karayiğit occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Karayiğit live; 93 percent live in West Asia and 93 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.
Karayiğit is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is carried by 8,397 people, or 1 in 9,268. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Ordu Province, where 27 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 13 percent live and Osmaniye Province, where 7 percent live. Not including Turkey this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karayiit | 94 | 3 | / |
| Karayeğit | 89 | 143 | / |
| Karayağiz | 78 | 1,115 | / |
| Karayai | 75 | 8 | / |
| Kareayi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Karayei | 75 | 2 | / |
| Karaaii | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karaayıt | 71 | 83 | / |
| Karajiji | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kharayai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kahraiei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karahayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karayaai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karaye | 67 | 559 | / |
| Karaei | 67 | 127 | / |
| Karahayıt | 67 | 64 | / |
| Karaie | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kareai | 67 | 13 | / |
| Karauy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Karayağız | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karaey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kairayahi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kariei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karrzayei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kairayais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kairayaid | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Karayiğit
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