Karkiz Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Karkiz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karkiz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey271:2,882,27584,327
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Karkiz (14) may also be a first name.

Karkiz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karkiz occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karkiz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,432,070th most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Karkiz is mostly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Karkiz are found; 76 percent are found in West Asia and 64 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring given name internationally, held by 14 people.

Karkiz is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,882,275. In Turkey Karkiz is primarily concentrated in: Izmir Province, where 52 percent reside, Tunceli Province, where 26 percent reside and Istanbul Province, where 22 percent reside. Excluding Turkey this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 12 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kharkhiz861/
Karkiş8394/
Korkiz8361/
Karkić8340/
Karkis8324/
Karkic8320/
Kerkiz836/
Khairkhiz8014/
Karkich77251/
Karkecz7710/
Karkiss779/
Karkesz774/
Kourkiz771/
Karkish771/
Khairkizova7118/
Karkisch711/
Karkiche711/
Korkis6717,320/
Kerkez672,126/
Kerkis6760/
Carkic6753/
Karcis6748/
Korkic6729/
Carkis6725/
Korkić679/
Karcić678/
Kerkiç677/
Karkes677/
Carkić673/
Karķis671/
Karkisova671/

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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 Karkiz
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