Kardeş Surname

90,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kardeş Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from the word karındaş, which means 'people who were developed in the same womb'. Then it became kardeş after centuries and has started being used for word 'sibling'. Since in Turkish, words does not have masculine and feminine versions, the word kardeş stands for both sister and brother.

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Kardeş Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey5,2921:14,7051,830
Northern Cyprus111:29,0016,098
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Kardes (286) are calculated separately.

Kardeş Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from the word karındaş, which means 'people who were developed in the same womb'. Then it became kardeş after centuries and has started being used for word 'sibling'. Since in Turkish, words does not have masculine and feminine versions, the word kardeş stands for both sister and brother. Furtermore it may be used as very close friend or even ally in different contexts.

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Kardeş Last Name Facts

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

Kardeş has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can occur in the variant forms: Kardes. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kardeş? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kardeş is the 90,309th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,372,936 people. The last name Kardeş occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Kardeş reside; 88 percent reside in West Asia and 88 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

It is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 5,292 people, or 1 in 14,705. In Turkey Kardeş is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 13 percent live, Kahramanmaras Province, where 9 percent live and Sakarya Province, where 6 percent live. Barring Turkey this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live and Ukraine, where 0 percent live.

Kardeş Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kardeş has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kardes94286/
Karde9112,491/
Kharde8311,427/
Kardec831,285/
Kardeh83568/
Kaarde8370/
Kardee8349/
Kardoş8341/
Kardea8333/
Kardie8332/
Kardey8324/
Kardei8316/
Kardhe8312/
Kahrde835/
Kardej834/
Kardge834/
Kardez833/
Karhde832/
Karrde832/
Kardje832/
Karded831/
Kartde831/
Kardeå831/
Kairde831/
Kardex831/
Kardeis7784/
Kardesh7727/
Khardee779/
Kardech776/
Kaharde775/
Khardhe774/
Khartde774/
Khaarde772/
Keardey772/
Kardest772/
Khardei771/
Khairde771/
Kardies771/
Kardecz771/
Kardesz771/
Kardets771/
Kardiej771/
Karddee771/
Korde7348,927/
Kardi7310,394/
Karda733,496/
Carde731,426/
Kardy73221/
Qarde731/
Kardesch7119/
Khairdeh716/
Khardhee711/
Khairdie711/
Kardierz711/
Khatrdeh711/
Carder679,100/
Kordie673,346/
Kordes672,577/
Cardet671,576/
Kardoš671,376/
Khardi67758/
Cardea67702/
Kardis67668/
Kardyś67573/
Kardoj67482/
Cardey67449/
Cardie67431/
Kardaš67403/
Cardec67397/
Kordež67356/
Kardys67335/
Cardei67306/
Khorde67274/
Kordej67205/
Cardes67178/
Kardio67150/
Kourde67106/
Kharda6788/
Kardic6774/
Kordea6763/
Kordeh6754/
Karday6752/
Kardiz6747/
Cardoş6735/
Kordei6734/
Khayrdest6734/
Kordee6733/
Kordey6731/
Kordeš6730/
Cardez6728/
Kardha6724/
Kordje6722/
Kordez6717/
Kerdes6713/
Kardij6711/
Quarde6710/
Karrdi6710/
Kordec6710/
Kardda678/
Kardai677/
Kerdeš677/
Cardee676/
Kardiy674/
Qardeh674/
Kardyt674/
Cardaş673/
Karrda672/
Kairdi672/
Kardhi672/
Kordex672/
Kardaj671/
Kardoa671/
Kardoy671/
Karduj671/
Karddi671/
Kardii671/
Kerdez671/
Kairdy671/
Kardiç671/
Kordiş671/
Cardeh671/
Cardeu671/
Carded671/
Khardj671/
Karzdi671/
Kardih671/
Kardyo671/
Kahrda671/
Keardy670/

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