Karkara Surname

335,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Karkara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karkara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,0731:714,87932,996
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
United States71:51,779,848968,877
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

The alternate forms: Karkará (2) are calculated separately.

Karkara (16) may also be a first name.

Karkara Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karkara (Bengali: কর্করা, Hindi: कर्करा, Oriya: କକରା, Russian: Каркара) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Karkará. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karkara? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 335,329th most widespread surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,625,042 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Karkara reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Karkara is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name in the world It is held by 16 people.

It is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 1,073 people, or 1 in 714,879. In India Karkara is most frequent in: Odisha, where 88 percent live, Punjab, where 6 percent live and Delhi, where 3 percent live. Beside India this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karkara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karkara in the Bengali language
কর্করাkarkara-
Karkara in the Hindi language
कर्कराkarkara75
करकराkarakara25
Karkara in the Oriya language
କକରାkakara46.79
କକର୍ରାkakarra16.51
କକେରାkakera9.17
କକଦ୍ରାkakadra6.88
କକଲ୍ରାkakalra4.59
କକଵ୍ରାkakavra3.67
କୁମାରkumara3.67
କକହ୍ରାkakahra2.75
କକଫ଼୍ରାkakafra2.29
କକବ୍ରାkakabra1.83
େକଶରekasara0.46
ଜୟରାମjayarama0.46
କରକରାkarakara0.46
Karkara in the Russian language
Каркараkarkara-

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