Karkee Surname

842,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Liberia

Karkee Surname User-submission:

The name Karki means revenue officer derived from the word "Kar" meaning tax in Nepali. Karkis have always been an integral part of the Nepalese Army and have contributed significantly in the field of law, banking and finance and other government services.

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Karkee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1661:4,620,876119,070
Nepal671:425,0894,091
Liberia201:220,42714,169
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Finland111:499,70030,478
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
England31:18,572,686338,250
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Karkee (15) may also be a first name.

Karkee Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Karki means revenue officer derived from the word "Kar" meaning tax in Nepali. Karkis have always been an integral part of the Nepalese Army and have contributed significantly in the field of law, banking and finance and other government services.

- sudarshankarki

Karkee Last Name Facts

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

Karkee (Hindi: कार्की, Marathi: कारकी) is most common in India. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karkee? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karkee is the 842,714th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 22,354,435 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Karkee live; 73 percent live in South Asia and 71 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring given name on earth, held by 15 people.

The last name Karkee is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 166 people, or 1 in 4,620,876. In India Karkee is most numerous in: West Bengal, where 27 percent are found, Sikkim, where 22 percent are found and Telangana, where 14 percent are found. Apart from India this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 21 percent are found and Liberia, where 6 percent are found.

Karkee Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Karkee earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 30.53% less than the national average, earning R 165,096 per year and in United States they earn 15.52% more than the national average, earning $49,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karkeet92177/
Karkhee921/
Karke914,836/
Karkeyee8615/
Karkeyes861/
Kharkeye861/
Karkouee861/
Korkee83733/
Kharke83388/
Karkeh83149/
Karkae8386/
Karkey8362/
Karkue8336/
Karkhe8326/
Karkie8323/
Karkea8322/
Ckarke8318/
Kaarke8314/
Karkei8312/
Karcee8312/
Karkke8312/
Karkoe838/
Kearke833/
Karked833/
Karzke832/
Kairke831/
Karcke831/
Karkye831/
Karrke831/
Kerkee830/
Karkehyee8037/
Carkeet77362/
Karkheh7739/
Karkeij7734/
Kharkey7725/
Keareke7722/
Kharkei7715/
Karåker7714/
Karkaie7714/
Khaarke7711/
Karkhei7711/
Karkecz7710/
Carkees778/
Karkeah776/
Karkett774/
Karkesz774/
Koorkee773/
Karkaje773/
Karkeat772/
Karkeya772/
Karkker772/
Karkeha771/
Karrker771/
Kharkhe771/
Karkher771/
Carkeer771/
Karcker771/
Karkech771/
Karkaye771/
Karkeja771/
Karkiey771/
Karkoie771/
Kcarkey771/
Karkche771/
Kearkey770/
Kairker770/
Kairkes770/
Karki73371,641/
Karka735,150/
Korke73474/
Karky73465/
Kerke73162/
Karce73142/
Carke7325/
Körke7310/
Kharkesh717/
Karkhoie715/
Kharchee711/
Khaireke711/
Kharkaye711/
Kherkhee711/
Karkajie711/
Kharka675,771/
Karkhi67968/
Korkie67644/
Karkau67141/
Carker67139/
Kearce67133/
Kharki67121/
Karkiş6794/
Karkou6788/
Karkay6783/
Carkey6763/
Karkai6755/
Korkeh6746/
Karkaa6746/
Karkha6732/
Kerkeh6725/
Korkeš6722/
Kharce6720/
Kerkey6718/
Karkio6718/
Karque6717/
Korkea6717/
Kärker6712/
Karcey6711/
Karrki6711/
Korked6710/
Karkki6710/
Korkue679/
Korkey678/
Karkhy678/
Kourke676/
Korzke676/
Carkhe674/
Koerke674/
Kaarki673/
Korkei673/
Kaerki673/
Kaarka672/
Karkoi672/
Karkih672/
Kairka672/
Kearka672/
Keirke671/
Kearky671/
Kherke671/
Kharky671/
Khorke671/
Karkaj671/
Kotrke671/
Karceh671/
Korkoe671/
Kerkei671/
Karkii671/
Karkij671/
Caarke671/
Carkei671/
Korkeu671/
Carket671/
Corkee671/
Carkie670/
Kuirke670/

Karkee Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karkee in the Hindi language
कार्कीkarki-
Karkee in the Marathi language
कारकीkaraki50
करकीkaraki50

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