Karek Surname
Approximately 2,599 people bear this surname
Karek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1,322 | 1:29,222 | 5,337 |
| India | 733 | 1:1,046,474 | 43,612 |
| Iran | 206 | 1:372,731 | 24,433 |
| Turkey | 71 | 1:1,096,076 | 48,094 |
| Papua New Guinea | 66 | 1:123,541 | 16,840 |
| Poland | 55 | 1:691,068 | 59,060 |
| United States | 52 | 1:6,970,364 | 322,914 |
| Indonesia | 44 | 1:3,005,664 | 168,399 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Karek (83) may also be a first name.
Karek Demographics
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Karek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karek (Bengali: কারেক, Hindi: करेक, Marathi: कारेक, Russian: Карек) is found most in Algeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karek? popularity and diffusion
It is the 166,519th most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 2,803,981 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Karek reside; 51 percent reside in North Africa and 51 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,052,971st most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 83 people.
The last name Karek is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is held by 1,322 people, or 1 in 29,222. In Algeria it is mostly found in: Skikda Province, where 73 percent reside, Souk Ahras Province, where 16 percent reside and Khenchela Province, where 5 percent reside. Beside Algeria it is found in 22 countries. It is also common in India, where 28 percent reside and Iran, where 8 percent reside.
Karek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Karek has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 867 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Karek Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Karek are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.
The amount Karek earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 48.07% less than the national average, earning 179,718 kr per year; in United States they earn 19.66% more than the national average, earning $51,633 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.51% more than the national average, earning $50,932 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karek in the Bengali language | ||
| কারেক | kareka | - |
| Karek in the Hindi language | ||
| करेक | kareka | - |
| Karek in the Marathi language | ||
| कारेक | kareka | - |
| Karek in the Russian language | ||
| Карек | karek | - |
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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 Karek
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