Karker Surname

308,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Karker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7721:993,60842,030
United States2751:1,318,03292,126
Hungary541:181,78315,754
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Liberia191:232,02814,625
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1911:262,92521,549

The alternate forms: Kärker (12) are calculated separately.

Karker (29) may also be a first name.

Karker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karker (Marathi: करकेरा, Russian: Каркер) is found most frequently in India. It can be found as a variant: Kärker. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karker? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karker is the 308,931st most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,968,506 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 66 percent of Karker live; 64 percent live in South Asia and 63 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,951,561st most common first name globally, borne by 29 people.

Karker is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 772 people, or 1 in 993,608. In India it is most frequent in: Karnataka, where 99 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 1 percent reside and Goa, where 0 percent reside. Barring India it occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Hungary, where 4 percent reside.

Karker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Karker has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 144 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Karker last name are 10.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.06% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Karker earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.05% more than the national average, earning $45,328 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.34% more than the national average, earning $64,262 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kärker9412/
Karåker9214/
Kharker926/
Karkere924/
Karkker922/
Kaerker921/
Karcker921/
Karkher921/
Karrker921/
Kairker920/
Karkkerd861/
Kaercker860/
Kerker832,065/
Carker83139/
Korker8361/
Karkir8327/
Karkre831/
Korkerd77255/
Quarker7775/
Karcıer7759/
Koerker7711/
Carrker772/
Karkire772/
Carkier771/
Carkeer771/
Koorker771/
Karquer771/
Keirker770/
Kherkher7161/
Kearcher7132/
Kharkhyr7114/
Korggker712/
Kerkeher711/
Keerkeer711/
Karrcher711/
Khorkerd711/
Kaircher710/
Corker673,501/
Carcer67940/
Korkir672/
Korcer672/
Keyrecker670/
Carkir670/

Karker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karker in the Marathi language
करकेराkarakera57.14
कारकरkarakara28.57
करकेरkarakera14.29
Karker in the Russian language
Каркерkarker-

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Footnotes

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