Karkas Surname

492,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Karkas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karkas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Greece1741:63,67710,652
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Cyprus541:16,3871,852
Hungary331:297,46322,531
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
France141:4,744,480251,814
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

The alternate forms: Karkaş (307) & Karkaš (3) are calculated separately.

Karkas (86) may also be a first name.

Karkas Last Name Facts

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

Karkas (Hindi: करकस, Russian: Каркас) is found most frequently in Morocco. It may be found as a variant: Karkaş or Karkaš. Click here to see other possible spellings of Karkas.

How Common Is The Last Name Karkas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karkas is the 492,243rd most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 10,844,562 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Karkas are found; 41 percent are found in North Africa and 41 percent are found in Mahgreb. Karkas is also the 1,032,266th most common first name in the world, held by 86 people.

The last name Karkas is most commonly held in Morocco, where it is carried by 273 people, or 1 in 126,286. Excluding Morocco it exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Karkas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karkas surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Karkas earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 37.45% more than the national average, earning $59,308 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.16% more than the national average, earning $63,178 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karkas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karkas in the Hindi language
करकसkarakasa-
Karkas in the Russian language
Каркасkarkas-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karkas
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