Carkill Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Carkill Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carkill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:224,2358,707
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Carkill Last Name Facts

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

Carkill occurs more in Ireland more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Carkill? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Carkill are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most frequent in Ireland, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 224,235. In Ireland Carkill is most common in: Munster, where 95 percent live and Ulster, where 5 percent live. Aside from Ireland this surname exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 5 percent live.

Carkill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Carkill has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people who held the Carkill surname rose 700 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Carkill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carkuill933/
Carkil921/
Corkill863,316/
Carkgil8640/
Carcill861/
Corkkill801/
Carquill801/
Sarkil77135/
Zarkil779/
Karkil772/
Corkil772/
Caurchill751/
Corkell71182/
Carquil7126/
Carccil7116/
Jarkell7114/
Sarkell719/
Carcell717/
Charkel712/
Sarkhll711/
Karkiel711/
Karkl675/
Kharkyll671/
Sarkl671/
Corkl671/
Corckell671/
Charkeel671/
Carchell671/

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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 Carkill
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