Karkhani Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Karkhani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karkhani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1351:568,75932,248
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Karkhani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karkhani occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karkhani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,518,885th most common family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Karkhani are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

The last name is most commonly held in Iran, where it is held by 135 people, or 1 in 568,759. In Iran Karkhani is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 28 percent are found, Isfahan Province, where 23 percent are found and Fars Province, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

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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
  • 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 Karkhani
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