Karkan Surname

503,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Karkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq2311:151,6093,935
Turkey1771:439,66926,003
Iran591:1,301,39954,450
Russia581:2,484,880144,115
Ukraine371:1,230,343106,187
Belgium361:319,35136,407
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Karkan (130) may also be a first name.

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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karkan in the Hindi language
करकनkarakana-
Karkan in the Marathi language
ककर्नkakarna-
Karkan in the Russian language
Карканkarkan-
Karkan in the Arabic language
كاركينkarkyn-

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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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