Karg Surname
Approximately 10,964 people bear this surname
Karg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7,932 | 1:10,149 | 1,276 |
| United States | 1,624 | 1:223,189 | 21,606 |
| Austria | 214 | 1:39,792 | 6,389 |
| Suriname | 185 | 1:2,987 | 486 |
| South Africa | 185 | 1:292,852 | 28,409 |
| Netherlands | 131 | 1:128,910 | 20,052 |
| Argentina | 109 | 1:392,141 | 30,168 |
| Brazil | 105 | 1:2,038,803 | 64,511 |
| Canada | 102 | 1:361,231 | 32,546 |
| Switzerland | 88 | 1:93,329 | 10,185 |
| Poland | 85 | 1:447,162 | 46,049 |
| France | 43 | 1:1,544,714 | 145,815 |
| Mexico | 28 | 1:4,433,079 | 27,489 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Afghanistan | 11 | 1:2,923,017 | 17,932 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Hungary | 11 | 1:892,389 | 45,166 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 216 | 1:232,494 | 19,571 |
The alternate forms: Kärg (30) are calculated separately.
Karg (22) may also be a first name.
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Karg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karg Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karg (Hindi: कर्ग, Russian: Карг) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Kärg. Click here for other potential spellings of Karg.
How Common Is The Last Name Karg? popularity and diffusion
The last name Karg is the 47,229th most common last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 664,679 people. The last name Karg 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. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 22 people.
The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 7,932 people, or 1 in 10,149. In Germany Karg is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 53 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent are found and Hesse, where 7 percent are found. Other than Germany it exists in 44 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Austria, where 2 percent are found.
Karg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Karg has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 752 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Karg Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Karg are 16.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.28% registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kärg | 92 | 30 | / |
| Kharg | 89 | 218 | / |
| Kargh | 89 | 21 | / |
| Kargz | 89 | 3 | / |
| Kargı | 89 | 3 | / |
| Kgarg | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kairg | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kargue | 80 | 593 | / |
| Khargz | 80 | 9 | / |
| Khairg | 80 | 4 | / |
| Karrgh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Khargh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kaergh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kark | 75 | 1,396 | / |
| Kerg | 75 | 184 | / |
| Korg | 75 | 127 | / |
| Körg | 75 | 88 | / |
| Karc | 75 | 68 | / |
| Qarg | 75 | 52 | / |
| Carg | 75 | 14 | / |
| Karq | 75 | 5 | / |
| Karx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kargova | 73 | 190 | / |
| Kargová | 73 | 1 | / |
| Karke | 67 | 4,836 | / |
| Khark | 67 | 496 | / |
| Kaurq | 67 | 437 | / |
| Quarg | 67 | 409 | / |
| Karkh | 67 | 351 | / |
| Karck | 67 | 165 | / |
| Qargh | 67 | 37 | / |
| Kharq | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ckark | 67 | 21 | / |
| Korgh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kergh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Karcs | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kergė | 67 | 10 | / |
| Karcı | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kherg | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kairk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Karrk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cargh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khorg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cargs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karkz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaurx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kharc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korhg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cearg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katrk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hkarq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahrq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qargz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuirg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keark | 67 | 0 | / |
| Keirg | 67 | 0 | / |
Karg Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karg in the Hindi language | ||
| कर्ग | karga | - |
| Karg in the Russian language | ||
| Карг | karg | - |
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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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