Karkin Surname

380,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 936 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Karkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5011:287,67129,722
Iran2751:279,20920,317
Iraq471:745,14210,632
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
England161:3,482,379114,324
Bosnia and Herzegovina111:321,49112,768
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Karkin (42) may also be a first name.

Karkin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karkin (Georgian: კარკინი, Russian: Каркин) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Karkin.

How Common Is The Last Name Karkin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 380,890th most common family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 7,785,840 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Karkin reside; 46 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 46 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 42 people.

The last name Karkin is most widely held in Russia, where it is borne by 501 people, or 1 in 287,671. In Russia it is most common in: Udmurt Republic, where 28 percent reside, Saratov Oblast, where 28 percent reside and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Russia this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 29 percent reside and Iraq, where 5 percent reside.

Karkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Karkin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Karkin last name rose 183 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Karkin surname is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Karkin last name are 0.43% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 46.34% being registered to vote for the political party.

Karkin earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.5% more than the national average, earning $44,229 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kharkin92912/
Karkina92619/
Kaurkin92202/
Kaerkin921/
Kharkina86848/
Kaurkina86299/
Karkienė866/
Khairkin863/
Korkin8311,143/
Karkın832,855/
Carkin83363/
Kerkin83218/
Karcin8328/
Karken8326/
Karkyn8323/
Karqin8313/
Qarkin831/
Korkina777,838/
Khorkin77547/
Kharkyn7790/
Kourkin7743/
Karkyna7739/
Kaurkyn7731/
Karqina7728/
Kherkin777/
Carkina774/
Kerkien773/
Karkuen772/
Cairkin771/
Qarkina771/
Karkeng771/
Khorkina71482/
Kharkyna7190/
Kharchin7168/
Kourkina7147/
Kaurkyna7125/
Kerkiehn7112/
Korkchin719/
Karkenne713/
Karquinn711/
Kahyrkyn711/
Kharkeng711/
Karkennt711/
Korckina711/
Korzhkin711/
Corkin67867/
Korkyn67260/
Körken67260/
Karkenova67197/
Carcin6776/
Korken6762/
Kerken6724/
Korkinova6722/
Korcin6710/
Carken677/
Körkün674/
Kahyrkyna674/
Karqinova673/
Karkynova672/
Qorkin671/
Qerkin671/
Korqin671/
Kerqin671/
Qarqin671/
Karcen671/
Korkim670/
Carrkn670/

Karkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karkin in the Georgian language
კარკინიkarkini-
Karkin in the Russian language
Каркинkarkin-

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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 Karkin
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