Karkali Surname

866,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Karkali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karkali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1511:73,37612,358
Lebanon1191:47,3704,030
India381:20,185,931296,209
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Karkali (13) may also be a first name.

Karkali Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karkali (Hindi: करकली) is more commonly found in Greece than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karkali? popularity and diffusion

It is the 866,642nd most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 23,282,894 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Karkali live; 48 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 48 percent live in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 13 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Greece, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 73,376. In Greece it is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 38 percent live, Central Greece, where 37 percent live and Central Macedonia, where 19 percent live. Excluding Greece this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 38 percent live and India, where 12 percent live.

Karkali Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Karkali surname is primarily Shiite (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karkali Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karkali in the Hindi language
करकलीkarakali75
करकल्लीkarakalli25

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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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  • 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 Karkali
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