Karkash Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Karkash Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karkash Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Israel151:570,50941,023
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Karkash (17) may also be a first name.

Karkash Last Name Facts

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

Karkash (Georgian: კარკაშ, Hindi: कारकश, Oriya: କକର୍ଶ) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karkash? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karkash is the 980,795th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,709,300 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Karkash live; 70 percent live in North Africa and 70 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Karkash is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 17 people.

The last name Karkash is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 502,381. Not including Egypt Karkash exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 6 percent reside and Israel, where 6 percent reside.

Karkash Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Karkash surname is primarily Syriac Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

Karkash earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.26% more than the national average, earning $55,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karkash Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karkash in the Georgian language
კარკაშkarkash-
Karkash in the Hindi language
कारकशkarakasa-
Karkash in the Oriya language
କକର୍ଶkakarsa-

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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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