Karaşahin Surname
Approximately 3,575 people bear this surname
Karaşahin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 3,523 | 1:22,090 | 2,583 |
| Northern Cyprus | 51 | 1:6,255 | 1,368 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
The alternate forms: Karasahin (119) are calculated separately.
Karaşahin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karaşahin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karaşahin has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may be found as a variant: Karasahin. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karaşahin? popularity and diffusion
The last name Karaşahin is the 126,999th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,038,474 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Karaşahin reside; 91 percent reside in West Asia and 91 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
This last name is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is carried by 3,523 people, or 1 in 22,090. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Nevsehir Province, where 12 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 10 percent are found and Gaziantep Province, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karasahin | 96 | 119 | / |
| Karaşahan | 89 | 217 | / |
| Karasahan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Gürşahin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kayar Sahin | 70 | 2 | / |
| Kiray Sahin | 70 | 1 | / |
| Karacihan | 67 | 98 | / |
| Krasohina | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kir Sahin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Krasehina | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karasaeng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karasihan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karatsaeng | 63 | 61 | / |
| Khosroshahin | 57 | 17 | / |
| Khotrasaeng | 50 | 34 | / |
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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 Karaşahin
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