Karke Surname
Approximately 4,836 people bear this surname
Karke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4,750 | 1:161,487 | 10,064 |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| Niger | 18 | 1:1,066,223 | 23,213 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Karke (466) may also be a first name.
Karke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karke (Hindi: कार्की, Marathi: कारके, Russian: Карке) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karke? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 98,071st most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,506,937 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Karke are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Karke is also the 394,651st most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 466 people.
The last name Karke is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 4,750 people, or 1 in 161,487. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 95 percent live, Telangana, where 3 percent live and Manipur, where 0 percent live. Beside India this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live and Niger, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karke in the Marathi language | ||
| कारके | karake | 71.58 |
| करके | karake | 17.08 |
| कक | kaka | 5.76 |
| काक | kaka | 4.54 |
| कर | kara | 0.09 |
| कारळे | karale | 0.06 |
| काटके | katake | 0.06 |
| कटके | katake | 0.06 |
| कोरके | korake | 0.03 |
| कारक | karaka | 0.03 |
| क़ारके | qarake | 0.03 |
| कारकी | karaki | 0.03 |
| Karke in the Hindi language | ||
| कार्की | karki | 50 |
| करके | karake | 25 |
| कार्के | karke | 25 |
| Karke in the Russian language | ||
| Карке | karke | - |
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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 Karke
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