Karki Surname

1,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 371,641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Karki Surname User-submission:

The Karki surname belongs to Chhetri an Indo-Aryan society. Karki is derivative of kar, meaning 'tax'. Karki was a governmental title of tax officers in Khasa Kingdom. This surname also belongs to Kshatriya communities and wears sacred thread (Janai).

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Karki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal336,9031:8511
India23,0791:33,2372,423
Qatar2,0191:1,16883
United Arab Emirates1,7721:5,171645
Saudi Arabia1,1531:26,7613,711
United States1,1061:327,72129,754
Bhutan7711:799100
Macau6441:934150
Malaysia5341:55,2334,243
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Turkey3881:200,57114,739
England3181:175,21415,952
Kuwait3181:11,9521,632
Iran2701:284,38020,535
Australia2661:101,48811,453
Bahrain2351:5,7391,064
Hong Kong1411:52,025927
Thailand1361:519,40090,176
Canada1351:272,93025,634
Belgium891:129,17618,730
Algeria701:551,87938,284
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Japan631:2,029,27428,003
Finland521:105,70610,637
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Niger441:436,18211,913
Estonia421:31,4725,782
France421:1,581,493147,826
Denmark351:161,27813,908
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Norway231:223,57824,793
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Iceland211:18,1001,499
Afghanistan211:1,531,10412,360
Austria191:448,18144,644
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
China151:91,154,7714,767
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Oman121:307,3314,704
South Korea111:4,658,205839
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Libya91:693,7751,982
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Palau11:21,643223

The alternate forms: Kärki (2,572) & Kärkî (1) are calculated separately.

Karki (1,031) may also be a first name.

Karki Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Karki surname belongs to Chhetri an Indo-Aryan society. Karki is derivative of kar, meaning 'tax'. Karki was a governmental title of tax officers in Khasa Kingdom. This surname also belongs to Kshatriya communities and wears sacred thread (Janai). Few Karkis in Uttarakhand, India, are also categorized under Khas Rajputs as social inclusion into Hindu Rajput community. Karkis are involved largely in civil and military services.

- santoshthapa

The name Karki means revenue officer derived from the word "Kar" meaning tax in Nepali. Karkis have always been an integral part of the Nepalese Army and have contributed significantly in the field of law, banking and finance and other government services.

- sudarshankarki

Karki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karki (Arabic: كركي, Bengali: কর্কি, Hindi: कार्की, Marathi: कारकी, Oriya: କାକିର୍, Russian: Карки, Tibetan: ཀར་ཀི།) is more commonly found in Nepal than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Kärki or Kärkî. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karki? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karki is the 1,447th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 19,609 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Karki are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 249,846th most commonly used given name world-wide. It is borne by 1,031 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nepal, where it is held by 336,903 people, or 1 in 85. In Nepal Karki is primarily found in: Bagmati, where 18 percent reside, Koshi, where 18 percent reside and Janakpur, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Nepal it occurs in 94 countries. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent reside and Qatar, where 1 percent reside.

Karki Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Karki surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.33% registered with the party.

The amount Karki earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.99% less than the national average, earning $42,290 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.22% more than the national average, earning $56,249 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kärki932,572/
Karkhi91968/
Kharki91121/
Karkiş9194/
Karkai9155/
Karkie9123/
Karkio9118/
Karkei9112/
Karrki9111/
Karkki9110/
Kaarki913/
Kaerki913/
Karkoi912/
Karkih912/
Karkii911/
Karkij911/
Kärkî871/
Karkich83251/
Karkeij8334/
Kharkei8315/
Karkhei8311/
Karkiss839/
Khairki835/
Karkaih834/
Kharkhi831/
Kharkit831/
Khaarki831/
Karkaia831/
Karkiey831/
Kairkih831/
Karkégi831/
Karka805,150/
Karke804,836/
Korki80882/
Karky80465/
Kerki8079/
Carki8066/
Karqi801/
Kharkhai778/
Kairkait771/
Karkisch771/
Kharkhiz771/
Kharka735,771/
Carkit73809/
Korkie73644/
Kharke73388/
Karkee73326/
Korkki73151/
Karkeh73149/
Karkay7383/
Karqui7366/
Karkey7362/
Korkoi7346/
Karkaa7346/
Karkha7332/
Karkhe7326/
Karkea7322/
Kourki7318/
Ckarke7318/
Gkerki7315/
Kaarke7314/
Karkke7312/
Khorki738/
Karkhy738/
Kharqi738/
Korkhi736/
Korkui735/
Karcai734/
Kearke733/
Karked733/
Korkei733/
Kotrki733/
Kaarka732/
Karzke732/
Kairka732/
Kearka732/
Kairke731/
Kearky731/
Kharky731/
Karcke731/
Karqai731/
Karkaj731/
Carkij731/
Kerkei731/
Keirki731/
Karķis731/
Karrke731/
Korkij731/
Carkei731/
Koorki731/
Kerkhi731/
Kerkoi731/
Carkie730/
Khairkhiz7114/
Khairkhai711/
Khairkhoi711/
Karkeet67177/
Gkergki67107/
Karckay6789/
Karkaya6759/
Karkych6746/
Karkheh6739/
Gkargka6733/
Kharkey6725/
Korkchi6722/
Keareke6722/
Khourki6721/
Kharkha6720/
Karåker6714/
Khaarke6711/
Khorkyi6711/
Karkecz6710/
Karkett674/
Karkesz674/
Quarkis674/
Khorkhi673/
Kerquki673/
Korkish672/
Karkeat672/
Karkker672/
Karquoi672/
Karkeha671/
Karrker671/
Kharkhe671/
Karkaha671/
Karkher671/
Kourkiz671/
Karcker671/
Karkech671/
Karkhee671/
Karquis671/
Kharqid671/
Koorkis671/
Korkhai671/
Kcarkey671/
Karkche671/
Karkhay671/
Kearkey670/
Kairker670/
Kairkes670/

Karki Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karki in the Bengali language
কর্কিkarki-
Karki in the Tibetan language
ཀར་ཀི།karki92.52
དཀར་སྐྱིད།karkyi5.92
ཀར་ཀི་karki0.31
དཀར་སྐྱིད་karkyi0.31
ཀར་སྐྱིད།karkyi0.31
ཀར་ཀུ།karku0.31
སིང་sing0.31
Karki in the Hindi language
कार्कीkarki92.2
कारकीkaraki3.35
सिंहsinha2.93
कर्कीkarki0.54
करकीkaraki0.34
कार्किkarki0.34
क्रांकीkranki0.04
Karki in the Oriya language
କାକିର୍kakir45.71
କାକୀkaki20
କାକର୍ୀkakari14.29
କାରକିkaraki11.43
କାରକୀkaraki2.86
କକର୍ୀkakari2.86
କାରକାkaraka2.86
Karki in the Marathi language
कारकीkaraki39.14
काकkaka30.69
करकीkaraki17.85
ककkaka11.48
काकीkaki0.63
कारिकkarika0.21
Karki in the Russian language
Каркиkarki-
Karki in the Arabic language
كركيkrky-

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