Karkama Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Karkama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 24 | 1:229,029 | 18,579 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Karkama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karkama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karkama occurs in Finland more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karkama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Karkama is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Karkama live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname Karkama is most numerous in Finland, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 229,029. In Finland it is most prevalent in: Northern Ostrobothnia, where 54 percent reside, Uusimaa, where 29 percent reside and South Karelia, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Finland this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside and Norway, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karkamaz | 93 | 15 | / |
| Karkamau | 93 | 14 | / |
| Karkammat | 88 | 2 | / |
| Karkamo | 86 | 29 | / |
| Korkama | 86 | 13 | / |
| Karkoma | 86 | 2 | / |
| Karkema | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karkame | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khorkama | 80 | 22 | / |
| Korkamaz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karkamey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Korkeamaa | 75 | 50 | / |
| Karrkhami | 75 | 22 | / |
| Karkomi | 71 | 11 | / |
| Karcami | 71 | 7 | / |
| Carkamo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Carcama | 71 | 2 | / |
| Korkamo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Korkomaz | 67 | 79 | / |
| Korkames | 67 | 30 | / |
| Korkomas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Karkomyz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khorkamy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carcamoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karkausmith | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Karkama
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