Karkala Surname

347,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Karkala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karkala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5851:1,311,22351,327
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Greece821:135,11922,476
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
United States531:6,838,848318,712
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Qatar161:147,37516,023
England51:11,143,612252,590
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Karkala (192) may also be a first name.

Karkala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karkala (Marathi: कारकला, Oriya: କାକର୍ଲା) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karkala? popularity and diffusion

Karkala is the 347,722nd most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,933,916 people. Karkala is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Karkala are found; 56 percent are found in South Asia and 56 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 655,603rd most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 192 people.

The last name is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 585 people, or 1 in 1,311,223. In India it is mostly found in: Telangana, where 59 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 19 percent reside and Karnataka, where 11 percent reside. Aside from India Karkala exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 19 percent reside and Greece, where 8 percent reside.

Karkala Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karkala surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

Karkala earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.21% more than the national average, earning $44,102 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karkala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karkala in the Oriya language
କାକର୍ଲାkakarla75
ୱାରାଲwarala12.5
କାକର୍ାଲାkakarala12.5
Karkala in the Marathi language
कारकलाkarakala70.21
कारकाळाkarakala14.89
कारकलााकरkarakalaakara8.51
कारकालाkarakala4.26
कारकलkarakala2.13

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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 Karkala
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