Karka Surname

92,760th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Karka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo2,2051:3,287494
India1,4311:536,03526,571
Turkey7951:97,8898,603
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Nigeria1241:1,428,57155,237
Benin981:105,46511,876
Greece881:125,90721,051
Germany871:925,35065,249
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Nepal281:1,017,1776,083
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Karkà (1) are calculated separately.

Karka (796) may also be a first name.

Karka Last Name Facts

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

Karka (Bengali: কর্ক, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﺭﻛﺎ, Hindi: कार्का, Marathi: कक, Oriya: କକ, Russian: Карка) is held by more people in Togo than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Karkà. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karka? popularity and diffusion

Karka is the 92,760th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,415,057 people. The surname Karka is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Karka are found; 48 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 290,153rd most widely held given name on earth, held by 796 people.

This last name is most common in Togo, where it is borne by 2,205 people, or 1 in 3,287. Besides Togo Karka occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in India, where 28 percent reside and Turkey, where 15 percent reside.

Karka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Karka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Karka last name rose 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Karka surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Karka earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 89.73% more than the national average, earning $81,865 USD per year and in Canada they earn 97.64% more than the national average, earning $98,194 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karkà931/
Kharka915,771/
Karkaç91380/
Karkaş91307/
Karkah91171/
Karkau91141/
Karkay9183/
Karkai9155/
Karkaa9146/
Karkha9132/
Karkea9122/
Karkaz9113/
Kahrka9110/
Karkaš913/
Kaarka912/
Kairka912/
Kearka912/
Karkaj911/
Karkhah83181/
Karkaus8390/
Karckay8389/
Karkaya8359/
Kharkas8340/
Gkargka8333/
Kharkha8320/
Karkatš838/
Karkaih834/
Karkass833/
Karkeat832/
Karkacz832/
Khairka832/
Karkeha831/
Kaharka831/
Karkaha831/
Karkatt831/
Karkaia831/
Karkaah831/
Kaarkah831/
Karkhay831/
Karki80371,641/
Karke804,836/
Korka80790/
Karko80577/
Karky80465/
Kerka80289/
Karca80199/
Karkó80133/
Carka80127/
Kôrka806/
Khairkha7721/
Kharkats7718/
Kharkhai778/
Gkargkas775/
Kharkhat774/
Karhkaay773/
Kairkait771/
Kharkhah771/
Kharkhas771/
Kharko732,181/
Karkhi73968/
Kharke73388/
Kerkau73343/
Karkee73326/
Khorka73186/
Kerkai73169/
Karkeh73149/
Kharki73121/
Karkoš73116/
Karkiş7394/
Karkou7388/
Korkaç7381/
Kerkay7370/
Karkey7362/
Karcad7360/
Korkaz7360/
Korkaj7355/
Qarkaj7346/
Karkhe7326/
Karkho7325/
Korkaa7324/
Karkie7323/
Korkai7321/
Ckarke7318/
Karkio7318/
Korkea7317/
Kaarke7314/
Kaurko7312/
Karkei7312/
Karkke7312/
Kourka7311/
Karrki7311/
Karkki7310/
Korkha739/
Keerka738/
Karkhy738/
Karcas738/
Kerkha736/
Kerkaa735/
Karkko734/
Karcai734/
Kaarki733/
Kearke733/
Karked733/
Kerkah733/
Carkaj733/
Karcay733/
Kherka732/
Karzke732/
Karkoi732/
Karkih732/
Gkerka732/
Kharqa732/
Kairke731/
Kearca731/
Kearky731/
Kharky731/
Karcau731/
Karcke731/
Karqai731/
Karkod731/
Karkoo731/
Karkii731/
Karkij731/
Karrke731/
Korkau731/
Karkoh731/
Korkoa731/
Karkoç731/
Carkay730/
Khairkhah715,701/
Kharkhach71782/
Khayrkhah713/
Karkhasht712/
Karkatsch711/
Khairkhai711/
Karkodh67972/
Korkach67723/
Karkosz67642/
Karkich67251/
Karkeet67177/
Karkoud67172/
Karkout67101/
Karkosh6755/
Karkych6746/
Karkots6739/
Karkheh6739/
Karkeij6734/
Kharkey6725/
Kharkho6724/
Keareke6722/
Karkouz6717/
Karkous6716/
Kharkei6715/
Karåker6714/
Khaarke6711/
Karkhei6711/
Karkouh6711/
Karkecz6710/
Carkaya679/
Kaireca679/
Karkiss679/
Korkaya677/
Kharkot676/
Kaharko676/
Khorkha676/
Korkaha675/
Khairki675/
Karkett674/
Karkoch674/
Karkesz674/
Korkash674/
Kourkas674/
Karkoot674/
Kerkaha673/
Khairko673/
Korkhau672/
Karkker672/
Khorkai672/
Karrker671/
Kharkhe671/
Kharkhi671/
Kharkit671/
Karcayt671/
Karkher671/
Karkott671/
Korkeas671/
Carkcas671/
Karcker671/
Karkech671/
Khairkhash671/
Khaarki671/
Karkhee671/
Karkiey671/
Karkocz671/
Karkozs671/
Kharkou671/
Kharzko671/
Khorkah671/
Kaireko671/
Kairkih671/
Korkatš671/
Korkhad671/
Korkhai671/
Kcarkey671/
Karkche671/
Karkégi671/
Qarkash671/
Korkeat671/
Kharkoh671/
Kearkey670/
Kairker670/
Kairkes670/

Karka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karka in the Hindi language
कार्काkarka-
Karka in the Oriya language
କକkaka-
Karka in the Bengali language
কর্কkarka85.71
কর্করুংkarkarum14.29
Karka in the Marathi language
ककkaka85.71
काकkaka14.29
Karka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﺭﻛﺎkarka66.67
ﻛﺮﻙkrk33.33
Karka in the Russian language
Каркаkarka-

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