Karkiainen Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Karkiainen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karkiainen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland591:93,1649,704
Sweden531:185,78812,836
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799

Karkiainen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karkiainen occurs more in Finland more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karkiainen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,497,948th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Karkiainen live; 80 percent live in Northern Europe and 80 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widespread in Finland, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 93,164. In Finland Karkiainen is most numerous in: Pirkanmaa, where 36 percent reside, Uusimaa, where 19 percent reside and Lapland, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Finland this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 38 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Karkiainen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karkiainen surname are 36.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90% registered to vote for the party.

Karkiainen earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.9% less than the national average, earning $41,033 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karkainen9518/
Karkkainen90199/
Korkiainen9013/
Karkinen89107/
Karkanen8985/
Kaarakainen86279/
Karkkainena861/
Kaerkkainen861/
Kyarkinen848/
Karkkanen847/
Karkoinen844/
Karkkinen841/
Kharkanen841/
Kaerkkaeinen821/
Kaaraikainen821/
Kyarkyanen807/
Korkiaynen803/
Kärkkainen802/
Korkyainen801/
Karikaneni801/
Karkkaynen801/
Carkkainen801/
Kurkinen78934/
Kärkinen78228/
Kirkinen7890/
Korkinen7863/
Karkonen7859/
Krkkinen7810/
Karkanin781/
Korkiyaynen763/
Karekianian761/
Karkhanin74247/
Karkhunen74126/
Karkkonen74125/
Korkkinen7483/
Karagonen7478/
Kärkäinen7442/
Karakanan7426/
Karkhanyn7424/
Kurkhinen7422/
Karkkunen7420/
Kharkanyn7416/
Karičanin7411/
Karkanyan748/
Karkonian748/
Karkhonen747/
Karakunen744/
Karicanin744/
Garkineni743/
Kharkanan743/
Karkannan743/
Karagönen742/
Kharkenen741/
Karagõnen741/
Karukanon741/
Karukanun741/
Cariganen740/
Kyarkkyaynen733/
Kirknen710/
Kärkkäinen707,582/
Karkhanina70543/
Karkhanyna7040/
Karakanian7026/
Karekinian7018/
Kharkonnen7017/
Khyarkenen7014/
Karekinyan708/
Garikineni707/
Kharkanian705/
Karikannan704/
Kharkenena702/
Karakanyan702/
Karakinian702/
Karkhanyan702/
Kerkkäinen702/
Kærkkæinen702/
Karakunene701/
Karakanina701/
Karakhanin701/
Karakinyan701/
Kurkhaynen701/
Karakannan701/
Kärrkäinen701/
Karakhanyan672,929/
Karignan67437/
Karakhanian67196/
Carkonen6736/
Korkonen6729/
Kärkönen6719/
Kärkänen677/
Garkinin676/
Karganin675/
Karkonan674/
Karkonin674/
Khreknen674/
Karakhanina672/
Kurakinienė672/
Kerkonen671/
Karganan671/
Karkonon671/
Karkunin671/
Kari-Heikkinen671/
Karekhanian671/
Kharqianian671/
Kirkinan670/
Carganen670/
Carkinan670/

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