Karaka Surname
Approximately 8,925 people bear this surname
Karaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 5,174 | 1:148,254 | 9,394 |
| Sudan | 2,240 | 1:16,746 | 2,298 |
| Turkey | 316 | 1:246,270 | 17,160 |
| Belarus | 202 | 1:47,035 | 8,009 |
| Benin | 187 | 1:55,271 | 6,896 |
| New Zealand | 133 | 1:34,048 | 5,884 |
| Nigeria | 104 | 1:1,703,296 | 62,619 |
| Papua New Guinea | 74 | 1:110,185 | 14,934 |
| Indonesia | 73 | 1:1,811,633 | 116,472 |
| Australia | 56 | 1:482,066 | 36,890 |
| Russia | 56 | 1:2,573,626 | 147,394 |
| Uganda | 50 | 1:780,786 | 37,485 |
| South Africa | 48 | 1:1,128,702 | 66,097 |
| Ukraine | 38 | 1:1,197,966 | 104,401 |
| Niger | 33 | 1:581,576 | 14,627 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 1:533,645 | 60,629 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
Karaka (754) may also be a first name.
Karaka Demographics
Average Karaka Salary in
United States
$26,985 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Karaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karaka (Hindi: करका, Marathi: कराका, Oriya: କାରକା, Russian: Карака) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Karaka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Karaka is the 56,776th most common last name globally, borne by around 1 in 816,532 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Karaka reside; 58 percent reside in South Asia and 58 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 299,270th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 754 people.
This last name is most widespread in India, where it is held by 5,174 people, or 1 in 148,254. In India Karaka is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 87 percent are found, Telangana, where 9 percent are found and Odisha, where 2 percent are found. Besides India Karaka occurs in 49 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 25 percent are found and Turkey, where 4 percent are found.
Karaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Karaka earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 15.23% less than the national average, earning R 201,456 per year and in United States they earn 37.46% less than the national average, earning $26,985 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karaka in the Hindi language | ||
| करका | karaka | 80 |
| कारका | karaka | 20 |
| Karaka in the Oriya language | ||
| କାରକା | karaka | 68.03 |
| କାରାକା | karaka | 21.31 |
| କରକା | karaka | 4.92 |
| ସାରକା | saraka | 0.82 |
| କାରକ | karaka | 0.82 |
| ବାରକା | baraka | 0.82 |
| କାଡ୍୍ରାକା | kadraka | 0.82 |
| ଜାରକା | jaraka | 0.82 |
| କରାକା | karaka | 0.82 |
| ସାରାଳା | sarala | 0.82 |
| Karaka in the Marathi language | ||
| कराका | karaka | 44.68 |
| कारका | karaka | 34.04 |
| करका | karaka | 17.02 |
| वारका | varaka | 4.26 |
| Karaka in the Russian language | ||
| Карака | karaka | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Karaka
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis