Karkad Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Karkad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karkad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1601:4,794,159122,003
Iraq581:603,8229,381
Tunisia41:152,65617,743

Karkad Last Name Facts

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

Karkad (Marathi: करकाड, Oriya: କକର୍ଡ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karkad? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,101,507th most widespread surname internationally, held by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. The surname Karkad occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Karkad are found; 72 percent are found in South Asia and 72 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Karkad is most widespread in India, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 4,794,159. In India Karkad is primarily found in: Karnataka, where 91 percent reside, Odisha, where 6 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 4 percent reside. Not including India it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 26 percent reside and Tunisia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karcad8360/
Karkat8358/
Kerkad839/
Korkad831/
Karkod831/
Karkodh77972/
Karkate77366/
Karkoud77172/
Karkatš778/
Kherkad775/
Karkacz772/
Karkeat772/
Korkhad771/
Kharkat771/
Karkatt771/
Kharkate71329/
Kharkats7118/
Karkatte715/
Kharkhat714/
Karkaite712/
Kahrkate711/
Kairkait711/
Korkat6761/
Carkat6720/
Carcad6719/
Karkot6715/
Karkatova6713/
Kharkhate6711/
Kerkat675/
Kharkhoud674/
Kharkathe674/
Karkhasht672/
Karkatsch671/
Karkotova671/
Khatrkate671/

Karkad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karkad in the Oriya language
କକର୍ଡkakarda57.14
କାକର୍ଡkakarda42.86
Karkad in the Marathi language
करकाडkarakada50
कडर्कkadarka50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karkad
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