Karkir Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Karkir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karkir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey211:3,705,78295,296
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Karkir (19) may also be a first name.

Karkir Last Name Facts

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

Karkir is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karkir? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karkir is the 3,798,600th most frequently used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Karkir are found; 93 percent are found in West Asia and 78 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 19 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 3,705,782. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Kocaeli Province, where 86 percent are found and Duzce Province, where 14 percent are found. Other than Turkey Karkir exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 15 percent are found and Algeria, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karkire922/
Karker831,221/
Kerkir834/
Korkir832/
Karkre831/
Carkir830/
Karåker7714/
Kharker776/
Korkird774/
Karkere774/
Karkker772/
Carkier771/
Korkuir771/
Kaerker771/
Karcker771/
Karkher771/
Karrker771/
Kairker770/
Kharkhyr7114/
Karkkerd711/
Kaercker710/
Kerker672,065/
Carker67139/
Korker6761/
Kärker6712/

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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 Karkir
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