Karkab Surname
Approximately 604 people bear this surname
Karkab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 545 | 1:63,259 | 10,584 |
| France | 48 | 1:1,383,807 | 136,859 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Karkab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karkab Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karkab (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺮﻛﺎﺏ) is more frequently found in Morocco than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Karkab click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karkab? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 534,162nd most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 12,065,473 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Karkab reside; 91 percent reside in North Africa and 91 percent reside in Mahgreb.
The last name Karkab is most widespread in Morocco, where it is carried by 545 people, or 1 in 63,259. Aside from Morocco this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in France, where 8 percent are found and Algeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karkhab | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kerkab | 83 | 263 | / |
| Karkav | 83 | 40 | / |
| Karkap | 83 | 4 | / |
| Korkab | 83 | 2 | / |
| Karkeb | 83 | 1 | / |
| Karkoub | 77 | 541 | / |
| Karkoob | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kherkab | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaerkoub | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karkkoub | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kherkhab | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kerkeb | 67 | 2,276 | / |
| Karkov | 67 | 801 | / |
| Qarqab | 67 | 347 | / |
| Karcabová | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kerkap | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kerkob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karkhov | 62 | 181 | / |
| Kaurkov | 62 | 3 | / |
| Kaharkov | 57 | 35 | / |
| Kerkoubh | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kerckoub | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kheirkhav | 53 | 1 | / |
| Korkov | 50 | 59 | / |
| Carkov | 50 | 33 | / |
| Karcov | 50 | 5 | / |
| Qorqab | 50 | 1 | / |
Karkab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karkab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺮﻛﺎﺏ | krkab | - |
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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 Karkab
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