Karkor Surname

523,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Karkor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karkor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia2451:17,9941,832
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Karkor (20) may also be a first name.

Karkor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karkor (Arabic: كرقور, Russian: Каркор) is found most frequently in Liberia. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karkor? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karkor is the 523,789th most widely held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 11,754,106 people. The surname Karkor occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Karkor reside; 58 percent reside in North Africa and 40 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most numerous forename at a global level, held by 20 people.

It is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is carried by 245 people, or 1 in 17,994. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Nimba County, where 75 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 11 percent are found and Grand Gedeh County, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Liberia Karkor exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 30 percent are found and Morocco, where 27 percent are found.

Karkor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Karkor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Karkor last name grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karkor Last Name Statistics demography

Karkor earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 192.11% more than the national average, earning $126,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karkour923,226/
Kharkor9217/
Karkoor9211/
Karkhor924/
Karkorz921/
Karkore921/
Kharkhor8614/
Karkoure866/
Kharkour862/
Kaarkour861/
Karkar8310,133/
Korkor837,111/
Karkur83744/
Kerkor8328/
Kharkhour80968/
Karkorova806/
Kasrkhour801/
Karkare772,969/
Karkhur7748/
Karkurt777/
Karkaar776/
Karkure775/
Karkhar775/
Karkarr774/
Karcour773/
Korkour773/
Karrkar772/
Kourkor772/
Kharkhar7152/
Kourkour714/
Khorkhor711/
Karkarre711/
Khairkur711/
Karkhare711/
Kharkhorova711/
Kharkaar711/
Karcar6717/
Karkarova6712/
Kherkhour678/
Kharrkhar673/
Qarqor671/
Kãrkãr671/
Corkor671/
Carcor671/
Kaharkhar671/
Kharkhaar671/

Karkor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karkor in the Russian language
Каркорkarkor-
Karkor in the Arabic language
كرقورkrqwr-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karkor
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