Karkhan Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Karkhan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 68 | 1:515,024 | 8,412 |
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Karkhan (14) may also be a first name.
Karkhan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karkhan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karkhan (Russian: Кархан) is found most in Iraq. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karkhan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,860,621st most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Karkhan are found; 69 percent are found in West Asia and 69 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent given name throughout the world, borne by 14 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Iraq, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 515,024. Apart from Iraq it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 16 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karkhan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karkhan in the Russian language | ||
| Кархан | karhan | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Karkhan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis