Karkan Surname
Approximately 652 people bear this surname
Karkan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 231 | 1:151,609 | 3,935 |
| Turkey | 177 | 1:439,669 | 26,003 |
| Iran | 59 | 1:1,301,399 | 54,450 |
| Russia | 58 | 1:2,484,880 | 144,115 |
| Ukraine | 37 | 1:1,230,343 | 106,187 |
| Belgium | 36 | 1:319,351 | 36,407 |
| Afghanistan | 11 | 1:2,923,017 | 17,932 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
Karkan (130) may also be a first name.
Karkan Demographics
Average Karkan Salary in
United States
$31,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Karkan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karkan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karkan (Arabic: كاركين, Hindi: करकन, Marathi: ककर्न, Russian: Каркан) is more commonly found in Iraq than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karkan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 503,825th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 11,177,218 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Karkan live; 61 percent live in West Asia and 35 percent live in Levant. Karkan is also the 814,623rd most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 130 people.
Karkan is most widespread in Iraq, where it is borne by 231 people, or 1 in 151,609. Without taking into account Iraq this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 27 percent live and Iran, where 9 percent live.
Karkan Last Name Statistics demography
Karkan earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karkan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karkan in the Hindi language | ||
| करकन | karakana | - |
| Karkan in the Marathi language | ||
| ककर्न | kakarna | - |
| Karkan in the Russian language | ||
| Каркан | karkan | - |
| Karkan in the Arabic language | ||
| كاركين | karkyn | - |
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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 Karkan
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