Karekan Surname
Approximately 833 people bear this surname
Karekan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 817 | 1:93,981 | 9,374 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
Karekan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karekan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karekan (Marathi: कारेकान) occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karekan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 417,348th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 8,748,555 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Karekan are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.
The last name is most widespread in Iran, where it is borne by 817 people, or 1 in 93,981. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 29 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 24 percent reside and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 18 percent reside. Excluding Iran this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karekain | 93 | 16 | / |
| Karekane | 93 | 13 | / |
| Karekhan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Karekean | 93 | 1 | / |
| Karekann | 93 | 1 | / |
| Karakan | 86 | 5,445 | / |
| Karikan | 86 | 137 | / |
| Karecan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Karokan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karekam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karekanova | 82 | 1 | / |
| Karakhan | 80 | 129 | / |
| Karikkan | 80 | 58 | / |
| Karikang | 80 | 12 | / |
| Kariskan | 80 | 11 | / |
| Korekane | 80 | 8 | / |
| Karişkan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kerekain | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karykhan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karikand | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kerekhan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karikhan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karokhan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karakhanh | 75 | 5,252 | / |
| Kharikhan | 75 | 98 | / |
| Khatrekon | 75 | 8 | / |
| Kharakhan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kaharakan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khayrikan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karrokhan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Katrikhan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaurakhan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khairakan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karikasne | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karikhaan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karacan | 71 | 20,345 | / |
| Karakon | 71 | 813 | / |
| Korakan | 71 | 375 | / |
| Korokan | 71 | 130 | / |
| Karecam | 71 | 93 | / |
| Karakhanhh | 71 | 60 | / |
| Kerekon | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kerikan | 71 | 10 | / |
| Karacon | 71 | 8 | / |
| Carikan | 71 | 8 | / |
| Korikan | 71 | 7 | / |
| Karikon | 71 | 5 | / |
| Karican | 71 | 4 | / |
| Karakán | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kharrakhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Carakan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karikanova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khairakhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keereekhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kkaracan | 67 | 45 | / |
| Karakoon | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kharican | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kaarikam | 67 | 8 | / |
| Karicann | 67 | 6 | / |
| Korakkan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Korakhan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kaaracan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Karikhanova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kharikanova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qarakhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kourikan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koritkan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karakoyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kherakan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karakeun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karikkam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karikham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karakhon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaerakon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karrican | 67 | 0 | / |
Karekan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karekan in the Marathi language | ||
| कारेकान | karekana | 90.91 |
| करेकन | karekana | 9.09 |
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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 Karekan
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