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 carried by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Karkir.

How Common Is The Last Name Karkir? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karkir is the 3,798,600th most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Karkir occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Karkir live; 93 percent live in West Asia and 78 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Karkir is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name globally, held by 19 people.

The last name Karkir is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,705,782. In Turkey Karkir is most frequent in: Kocaeli Province, where 86 percent are found and Duzce Province, where 14 percent are found. Other than Turkey this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common 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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