Karkh Surname

799,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Karkh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karkh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1531:941,98173,950
Lebanon951:59,3384,571
Iran471:1,633,67162,881
Ukraine261:1,750,873130,688
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Karkh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karkh (Hindi: कार्ख, Russian: Карх) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karkh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 799,576th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 20,762,239 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Karkh are found; 34 percent are found in West Asia and 33 percent are found in Levant.

The last name Karkh is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 941,981. In Russia Karkh is mostly concentrated in: Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 33 percent are found, Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 10 percent are found and Tyumen Oblast, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Russia this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 27 percent are found and Iran, where 13 percent are found.

Karkh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Shiite (96%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Karkh surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 40% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karkhe9126/
Kharkh914/
Kahrkh911/
Karkht911/
Katrkh911/
Kark891,396/
Khairkh83112/
Khayrkh8325/
Kharkhe831/
Karch806,842/
Karke804,836/
Korkh802,124/
Khark80496/
Karck80165/
Kargh8021/
Ckark8021/
Karhs809/
Qarkh803/
Karrk803/
Kairk803/
Karzh802/
Katrk801/
Karkz801/
Kerkh801/
Keark800/
Karkhova77156/
Karche735,231/
Kharke73388/
Kherkh73130/
Kharch7389/
Karcsh7330/
Khairk7328/
Ckarke7318/
Kaarke7314/
Karkke7312/
Kharhe7310/
Karrhe735/
Carkhe734/
Karchs733/
Kearke733/
Karktt732/
Kairek732/
Khargh732/
Karrgh732/
Kharhk731/
Korkhz731/
Karcht731/
Korkch731/
Kaurch731/
Kaergh731/
Karcke731/
Karrke731/
Kearks731/
Kearhs731/
Kairke731/
Kharkhova712/
Kharkhowa711/
Karg6710,964/
Kharche677,751/
Kerk672,998/
Kork671,376/
Karkova67533/
Kheirkh67499/
Kheyrkh67197/
Cark67119/
Kärk6793/
Karc6768/
Körk6759/
Khorkhe6737/
Karková6726/
Keareke6722/
Khaarke6711/
Kairech676/
Karq675/
Kahrche671/
Qark671/
Karx671/
Kourkch671/
Karrche671/

Karkh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karkh in the Hindi language
कार्खkarkha50
कर्खkarkha50
Karkh in the Russian language
Кархkarh-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karkh
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