Karga Surname
Approximately 4,987 people bear this surname
Karga Surname User-submission:
This name comes from the Greek words, Κάργα (female) or Κάργας (male), which means 'too much'. For example "I love you too much" - "I love you karga". It is not used in our everyday language but more as an informal word.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2,930 | 1:26,560 | 3,025 |
| India | 919 | 1:834,674 | 37,013 |
| Greece | 437 | 1:25,354 | 3,791 |
| Cameroon | 322 | 1:64,500 | 8,201 |
| Poland | 101 | 1:376,324 | 41,288 |
| Nigeria | 65 | 1:2,725,273 | 87,396 |
| Russia | 63 | 1:2,287,668 | 136,333 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Cyprus | 14 | 1:63,205 | 6,078 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Northern Cyprus | 10 | 1:31,901 | 6,529 |
| Albania | 8 | 1:364,257 | 16,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 1:3,670,420 | 19,318 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Karga (660) may also be a first name.
Karga Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This name comes from the Greek words, Κάργα (female) or Κάργας (male), which means 'too much'. For example "I love you too much" - "I love you karga". It is not used in our everyday language but more as an informal word.
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Karga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karga (Arabic: كرغا, Hindi: करगा, Marathi: करगा, Russian: Карга) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Karga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 95,424th most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,461,309 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 66 percent of Karga live; 47 percent live in West Asia and 47 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Karga is also the 323,152nd most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 660 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is borne by 2,930 people, or 1 in 26,560. In Turkey Karga is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 25 percent are found, Izmir Province, where 6 percent are found and Samsun Province, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Turkey this last name occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in India, where 18 percent are found and Greece, where 9 percent are found.
Karga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Karga has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Karga last name expanded 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Karga Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Karga are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.71% registered with the political party.
Karga earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 60.78% more than the national average, earning $69,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karga in the Hindi language | ||
| करगा | karaga | 80 |
| कारगा | karaga | 20 |
| Karga in the Marathi language | ||
| करगा | karaga | 64.29 |
| कारगा | karaga | 14.29 |
| काग | kaga | 14.29 |
| कग | kaga | 7.14 |
| Karga in the Russian language | ||
| Карга | karga | - |
| Karga in the Arabic language | ||
| كرغا | krgha | - |
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