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
Karek (Bengali: কারেক, Hindi: करेक, Marathi: कारेक, Russian: Карек) is more commonly found in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Karek click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karek? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 166,519th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,803,981 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 51 percent of Karek are found; 51 percent are found in North Africa and 51 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,052,971st most frequently held forename at a global level, held by 83 people.
It is most common in Algeria, where it is carried by 1,322 people, or 1 in 29,222. In Algeria it is primarily found in: Skikda Province, where 73 percent are found, Souk Ahras Province, where 16 percent are found and Khenchela Province, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Algeria it exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in India, where 28 percent are found and Iran, where 8 percent are found.
Karek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Karek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Karek surname rose 867 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Karek Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Karek surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party 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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