Karken Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Karken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan171:1,040,14760,802
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Karken (267) may also be a first name.

Karken Last Name Facts

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

Karken (Hindi: करकेन, Russian: Каркен) is more commonly found in Kazakhstan than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karken? popularity and diffusion

Karken is the 3,882,373rd most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Karken are found; 65 percent are found in Central Asia and 65 percent are found in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. Karken is also the 544,256th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 267 people.

The last name Karken is most commonly held in Kazakhstan, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 1,040,147. In Kazakhstan it is most numerous in: Astana, where 59 percent reside, Akmola Region, where 24 percent reside and Almaty, where 6 percent reside. Not including Kazakhstan this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 15 percent reside and Germany, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karkuen922/
Karkeng921/
Karkienė866/
Karkenne863/
Karkennt861/
Kharkeng861/
Karkın832,855/
Karkin83936/
Körken83260/
Korken8362/
Kerken8324/
Karkyn8323/
Carken837/
Karcen831/
Karkenova80197/
Kharkin77912/
Karkina77619/
Kaurkin77202/
Kharkyn7790/
Karkyna7739/
Kaurkyn7731/
Kerkien773/
Kaerkin771/
Kairkenova75182/
Kayrkenova756/
Kharkina71848/
Kaurkina71299/
Kharkyna7190/
Kaurkyna7125/
Kerkiehn7112/
Kharchen717/
Khairkin713/
Kahyrkyn711/
Korkin6711,143/
Corken67537/
Körkem67375/
Carkin67363/
Korkyn67260/
Kerkin67218/
Karcin6728/
Karqin6713/
Körkün674/
Kahyrkyna674/
Karkynova672/
Korkenova671/
Qarkin671/
Carcen670/
Carrkn670/

Karken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karken in the Hindi language
करकेनkarakena-
Karken in the Russian language
Каркенkarken-

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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 Karken
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