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 held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Kärker. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karker? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 308,931st most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 5,968,506 people. The last name Karker occurs mostly 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 commonly occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 29 people.

It is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 772 people, or 1 in 993,608. In India Karker is most frequent in: Karnataka, where 99 percent live, Maharashtra, where 1 percent live and Goa, where 0 percent live. Not including India this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Hungary, where 4 percent live.

Karker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Karker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Karker last name increased 144 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karker surname are 10.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.06% registered with 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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