Karkam Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Djibouti

Karkam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karkam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1011:7,594,707163,091
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Karkam (67) may also be a first name.

Karkam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karkam (Marathi: करकम, Russian: Каркам) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karkam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,649,806th most widely held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. Karkam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Karkam live; 84 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,191,548th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 67 people.

The surname Karkam is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 7,594,707. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 67 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 22 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 9 percent are found. Aside from India it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kearkam924/
Karkame921/
Karkham921/
Khearkam862/
Kearkham861/
Kerkam8359/
Carkam8342/
Karcam832/
Karkom832/
Karkamova8023/
Kerkham77150/
Kerkamm7719/
Korkham776/
Kotrkam775/
Karkoum772/
Carkham772/
Kairkom771/
Khorkam771/
Khorkham711/
Qarqam67417/
Korkom6780/
Korcam6756/
Kerkom678/
Carcam671/
Kheirkhahm631/
Carcame6222/
Corkham624/
Kherkhom571/
Kerkheim570/
Corkom501/
Kercom501/

Karkam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karkam in the Marathi language
करकमkarakama93.75
ककर्मkakarma6.25
Karkam in the Russian language
Каркамkarkam-

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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 Karkam
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