Karkeek Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Karkeek Surname Definition:

From car-quik, the rocky village; or car-key, ke, the stone hedge; or perhaps even from car-kie, kei, the dog's rock.

Karkeek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:3,482,379114,324
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Karkeek Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From car-quik, the rocky village; or car-key, ke, the stone hedge; or perhaps even from car-kie, kei, the dog's rock.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Karkeek Last Name Facts

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

Karkeek occurs most in England. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karkeek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karkeek is the 4,649,889th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. Karkeek occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Karkeek reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 3,482,379. In England Karkeek is most prevalent in: Cornwall, where 44 percent live, Devon, where 19 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 19 percent live. Apart from England Karkeek occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Tajikistan, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Karkeek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Karkeek has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Karkeek surname rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karkek925/
Carkeek86571/
Karkeck8615/
Karkheck80173/
Karkechk801/
Karkeq771/
Karkouk713/
Karkhik711/
Karkick711/
Karkykh711/
Carkeik710/
Carkeck710/
Kerkeck710/
Kharkouk67171/

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