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
Average Karek Salary in
United States
$51,633 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 most common in Algeria. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karek? popularity and diffusion
The last name Karek is the 166,519th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,803,981 people. The surname Karek is predominantly found 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 commonly held first name on earth, borne by 83 people.
The last name is most widespread in Algeria, where it is borne by 1,322 people, or 1 in 29,222. In Algeria Karek is mostly concentrated in: Skikda Province, where 73 percent live, Souk Ahras Province, where 16 percent live and Khenchela Province, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Algeria Karek is found in 22 countries. It is also found in India, where 28 percent live and Iran, where 8 percent live.
Karek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Karek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Karek surname expanded 867 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Karek Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Karek surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political 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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