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) occurs more in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Karkaş or Karkaš. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karkas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 492,243rd most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 10,844,562 people. Karkas is primarily found in Europe, where 43 percent of Karkas reside; 41 percent reside in North Africa and 41 percent reside in Mahgreb. Karkas is also the 1,032,266th most common first name in the world, borne by 86 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Morocco, where it is held by 273 people, or 1 in 126,286. Aside from Morocco Karkas occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Karkas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Karkas surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% registered with 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Karkas
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