Karkama Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Karkama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karkama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland241:229,02918,579
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Karkama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karkama is found in Finland more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karkama? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Karkama occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Karkama are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Karkama is most prevalent in Finland, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 229,029. In Finland it is most numerous in: Northern Ostrobothnia, where 54 percent are found, Uusimaa, where 29 percent are found and South Karelia, where 13 percent are found. Besides Finland this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and Norway, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karkamaz9315/
Karkamau9314/
Karkammat882/
Karkamo8629/
Korkama8613/
Karkoma862/
Karkema861/
Karkame861/
Khorkama8022/
Korkamaz801/
Karkamey801/
Korkeamaa7550/
Karrkhami7522/
Karkomi7111/
Karcami717/
Carkamo712/
Carcama712/
Korkamo711/
Korkomaz6779/
Korkames6730/
Korkomas676/
Karkomyz671/
Khorkamy671/
Carcamoa671/
Karkausmith671/

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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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  • 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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