Karko Surname

552,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Karko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal1671:170,5452,734
United States701:5,177,985261,849
India701:10,958,077204,613
Russia651:2,217,278133,552
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Turkey141:5,558,673112,907
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Lebanon91:626,34314,059
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
England41:13,929,515290,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Karkó (133) are calculated separately.

Karko (149) may also be a first name.

Karko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karko (Hindi: कार्को, Russian: Карко) is found most in Nepal. It may be found as: Karkó. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karko? popularity and diffusion

Karko is the 552,857th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 12,630,062 people. The surname Karko is predominantly found in Asia, where 61 percent of Karko reside; 42 percent reside in South Asia and 41 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 754,880th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 149 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nepal, where it is held by 167 people, or 1 in 170,545. In Nepal Karko is primarily concentrated in: Koshi, where 32 percent are found, Karnali, where 17 percent are found and Sagarmatha, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Nepal it is found in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent are found and India, where 12 percent are found.

Karko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Karko surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

Karko earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karkó93133/
Kharko912,181/
Karkoš91116/
Karkou9188/
Karkho9125/
Kaurko9112/
Karkko914/
Karkoi912/
Karkod911/
Karkoo911/
Karkoh911/
Karkoç911/
Karkodh83972/
Karkosz83642/
Karkoud83172/
Karkout83101/
Karkosh8355/
Karkots8339/
Kharkho8324/
Karkouz8317/
Karkous8316/
Karkouh8311/
Kharkot836/
Kaharko836/
Karkoch834/
Karkoot834/
Khairko833/
Karkott831/
Karkocz831/
Karkozs831/
Kharkou831/
Kharzko831/
Kaireko831/
Kharkoh831/
Karka805,150/
Korko80490/
Kerko80175/
Carko8053/
Karco8019/
Karkà801/
Karkouch77464/
Karkosch77186/
Karkóová7717/
Kharkout778/
Karkoush775/
Kharkhot772/
Karkhoss771/
Karkhout771/
Kharka735,771/
Karkaç73380/
Karkaş73307/
Korkou73236/
Karkah73171/
Khorko73151/
Korkoi7346/
Karkaa7346/
Korkko7342/
Korkoš7337/
Karkha7332/
Karcos7313/
Karkaz7313/
Kahrka7310/
Korkoh736/
Kourko734/
Karkaš733/
Kaarka732/
Korkoy732/
Kairka732/
Carkoo732/
Kearka732/
Korkho731/
Carcko731/
Kerkko731/
Karcoz731/
Korkoz731/
Korkoć731/
Kherko731/
Korkoa731/
Kerkoi731/
Khairkosh7111/
Kharkhoud714/
Kharkhoch711/
Khairkhoi711/
Kourkou67529/
Korkots67197/
Karkhah67181/
Karkaus6790/
Gkorkos6741/
Kharkas6740/
Gkargka6733/
Kourkos6730/
Kharkha6720/
Korkhot6713/
Karkatš678/
Korkoos673/
Karcoch673/
Karkass673/
Korkous672/
Karquoi672/
Karkacz672/
Kaharka671/
Khorkho671/
Karkaha671/
Karkatt671/
Kourkoo671/
Kharqou671/
Kourkuo671/
Gkergko671/
Gkorkou671/
Karkaah671/
Kaarkah671/

Karko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karko in the Hindi language
कार्कोkarko46.15
करकोkarako38.46
कारकोkarako15.38
Karko in the Russian language
Каркоkarko-

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Footnotes

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