Karkinen Surname
Approximately 107 people bear this surname
Karkinen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 67 | 1:82,040 | 8,835 |
| United States | 38 | 1:9,538,393 | 399,091 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
The alternate forms: Kärkinen (228) are calculated separately.
Karkinen Demographics
Average Karkinen Salary in
United States
$33,706 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Karkinen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karkinen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karkinen occurs more in Finland more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Kärkinen. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karkinen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,775,494th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. The surname Karkinen occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Karkinen reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname is most frequently held in Finland, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 82,040. In Finland Karkinen is mostly concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 49 percent are found, Southwest Finland, where 31 percent are found and Päijänne Tavastia, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Finland this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Karkinen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Karkinen last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.
Karkinen earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.88% less than the national average, earning $33,706 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kärkinen | 96 | 228 | / |
| Karkainen | 94 | 18 | / |
| Karkoinen | 94 | 4 | / |
| Karkkinen | 94 | 1 | / |
| Karkkainen | 89 | 199 | / |
| Korkinen | 88 | 63 | / |
| Kaerkkainen | 84 | 1 | / |
| Karkhunen | 82 | 126 | / |
| Korkkinen | 82 | 83 | / |
| Karkkunen | 82 | 20 | / |
| Kharkenen | 82 | 1 | / |
| Karkkaynen | 78 | 1 | / |
| Carkkainen | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kärkänen | 75 | 7 | / |
| Korcinen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karkunin | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kerkkänen | 71 | 176 | / |
| Kärkkänen | 71 | 63 | / |
| Carkining | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kärkkainen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Korkunin | 63 | 2 | / |
| Carcinin | 63 | 1 | / |
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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 Karkinen
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