Karkof Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Israel

Karkof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karkof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Israel71:1,222,51968,299

Karkof Last Name Facts

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

Karkof is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karkof? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,532,898th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Karkof reside; 63 percent reside in South America and 63 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This last name is most numerous in Brazil, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 17,839,528. In Brazil Karkof is primarily concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Israel, where 37 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karkoff9267/
Karkhof9214/
Karkouf921/
Kharkof921/
Karkhoff86128/
Kharkoff863/
Kearkoff860/
Karkov83801/
Karkow83296/
Kerkof8361/
Karkaf831/
Korkof831/
Kharkov775,604/
Kerkhof775,583/
Karkova77533/
Karkhov77181/
Kerkouf77115/
Kerkoff7762/
Kaurkov773/
Carkoff772/
Karckow771/
Carkofe771/
Karkovs771/
Karkoob771/
Kerkhoff717,571/
Kharkova715,662/
Kerckhof71704/
Karkhova71156/
Kerckoff7151/
Kaharkov7135/
Kharkowa717/
Kerhkoff715/
Khorkoff713/
Kaurkova712/
Karkovsh711/
Kharkhov711/
Karkkoub711/
Korkhoff711/
Kerkohff711/
Carkhoff711/
Karzhkov711/
Kerkhoof710/
Keerkoff710/
Kerkow67750/
Kerckhoff67624/
Korkow67157/
Korkov6759/
Karkav6740/
Kaharkova6733/
Carkov6733/
Kerkov6712/
Karcov675/
Kharkhova672/
Karkaw671/
Khairekov671/
Kharckova671/
Kharkkova671/
Kharkhowa671/
Kerkkhoff671/
Carkow671/
Keirkhoff670/
Keirkhoof670/

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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 Karkof
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