Karg Surname

47,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Suriname

Karg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,9321:10,1491,276
United States1,6241:223,18921,606
Austria2141:39,7926,389
Suriname1851:2,987486
South Africa1851:292,85228,409
Netherlands1311:128,91020,052
Argentina1091:392,14130,168
Brazil1051:2,038,80364,511
Canada1021:361,23132,546
Switzerland881:93,32910,185
Poland851:447,16246,049
France431:1,544,714145,815
Mexico281:4,433,07927,489
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Hungary111:892,38945,166
India101:76,706,538639,611
Estonia81:165,22626,217
England81:6,964,757184,742
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Aruba11:103,4772,586
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2161:232,49419,571

The alternate forms: Kärg (30) are calculated separately.

Karg (22) may also be a first name.

Karg Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Karg Come From? nationality or country of origin

Karg (Hindi: कर्ग, Russian: Карг) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Kärg. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 47,229th most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 664,679 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Karg are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Karg is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held forename globally, held by 22 people.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 7,932 people, or 1 in 10,149. In Germany Karg is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 53 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent are found and Hesse, where 7 percent are found. Barring Germany it is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Austria, where 2 percent are found.

Karg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Karg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Karg surname rose 752 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Karg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Karg last name are 16.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.28% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Karg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 13.06% more than the national average, earning R 268,668 per year; in United States they earn 0.69% more than the national average, earning $43,448 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.6% more than the national average, earning $53,955 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kärg9230/
Kharg89218/
Kargh8921/
Kargz893/
Kargı893/
Kgarg891/
Kairg891/
Kargue80593/
Khargz809/
Khairg804/
Karrgh802/
Khargh802/
Kaergh801/
Kark751,396/
Kerg75184/
Korg75127/
Körg7588/
Karc7568/
Qarg7552/
Carg7514/
Karq755/
Karx751/
Kargova73190/
Kargová731/
Karke674,836/
Khark67496/
Kaurq67437/
Quarg67409/
Karkh67351/
Karck67165/
Qargh6737/
Kharq6724/
Ckark6721/
Korgh6714/
Kergh6713/
Karcs6712/
Kergė6710/
Karcı675/
Kherg674/
Kairk673/
Karrk673/
Cargh673/
Khorg672/
Cargs672/
Karkz671/
Kaurx671/
Kharc671/
Korhg671/
Cearg671/
Katrk671/
Hkarq671/
Kahrq671/
Qargz671/
Kuirg671/
Keark670/
Keirg670/

Karg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karg in the Hindi language
कर्गkarga-
Karg in the Russian language
Каргkarg-

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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 Karg
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