Carkner Surname

503,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Carkner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carkner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada4331:85,0949,439
United States2151:1,685,856112,021
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Carkner Last Name Facts

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

Carkner is found in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Carkner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 503,825th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 11,177,218 people. Carkner is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Carkner are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Carkner is most commonly used in Canada, where it is carried by 433 people, or 1 in 85,094. In Canada it is most frequent in: Ontario, where 83 percent live, British Columbia, where 13 percent live and Alberta, where 3 percent live. Aside from Canada this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Carkner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Carkner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Carkner last name increased 1,194 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Carkner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Carkner last name are 1.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.17% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Carkner earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 30.25% more than the national average, earning $56,202 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.34% more than the national average, earning $55,317 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carknerd930/
Corkner861/
Carcner861/
Karkner860/
Karkıner80106/
Jorkner712/
Sorkner711/
Kerkner710/
Corkney710/
Karkenne673/
Karkness671/
Karkni6214/
Karknny571/
Karkenny53115/
Karkınay5322/
Courcnie531/
Karkhnis531/
Karkenni531/
Karkhnais502/
Kharkhnis501/

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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 Carkner
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