Carklin Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Wales

Carklin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carklin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Carklin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Carklin is most common in South Africa. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carklin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most widespread last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Carklin live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 5,417,770. In South Africa Carklin is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 80 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 10 percent reside and Western Cape, where 10 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Carklin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Carklin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Carklin surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Carklin Last Name Statistics demography

Carklin earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 82.43% less than the national average, earning R 41,760 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karklin86383/
Corklin8640/
Zarklin863/
Carclin861/
Karklina803,501/
Karkling8070/
Jarklint804/
Karklinn801/
Corkling800/
Kahrkling759/
Karklienė758/
Carcellin757/
Karckling751/
Kerklin7152/
Karklyn7135/
Korklin7115/
Carceln7111/
Karklen715/
Zarklim712/
Karklim712/
Karklinova711/
Karklyna6715/
Kärklina672/
Karcklim671/
Kharkylling671/
Carcellen634/
Khargklng631/
Charclene631/
Kārkliņ571/
Jarclim571/

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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
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  • 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 Carklin
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