Karkis Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Karkis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karkis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Latvia51:410,00928,210
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Karkiş (94) & Karķis (1) are calculated separately.

Karkis Last Name Facts

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

Karkis occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Karkiş or Karķis. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karkis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,034,050th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Karkis occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Karkis live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Karkis is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 24,163,929. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 53 percent reside, Florida, where 27 percent reside and New Jersey, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 21 percent reside and Hungary, where 8 percent reside.

Karkis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Karkis are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

Karkis earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.31% more than the national average, earning $50,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karkiş9494/
Karķis941/
Karkiss929/
Karkish921/
Karkisch861/
Korkis8317,320/
Kerkis8360/
Karcis8348/
Karkiz8333/
Carkis8325/
Karkes837/
Karkisova801/
Karkich77251/
Karkesh77141/
Kourkis7798/
Kaerkes7713/
Korkise777/
Korkies774/
Gkerkis774/
Karkesz774/
Quarkis774/
Korkiss772/
Korkish772/
Korkeis771/
Karquis771/
Koorkis771/
Karchis770/
Kairkes770/
Korkisch7173/
Gkergkis7160/
Kairkesh7121/
Kharkesh717/
Karquist712/
Kharkhiz711/
Kourkies711/
Karkiche711/
Kerkes67372/
Kärkäs67302/
Korkes67266/
Korkiz6761/
Karces6715/
Khairkhiz6714/
Karkesová6713/
Khairkesh6712/
Kárcis679/
Kerkiç677/
Qarqis677/
Kerkiz676/
Corkis674/
Carcis673/
Korcis671/
Karkésová671/
Kerkès671/
Carkes671/
Karkesova671/

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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
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  • 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 Karkis
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