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 in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karkor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 523,789th most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 11,754,106 people. The last name 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 commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 20 people.

Karkor is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is borne by 245 people, or 1 in 17,994. In Liberia Karkor is mostly found in: Nimba County, where 75 percent live, Montserrado County, where 11 percent live and Grand Gedeh County, where 7 percent live. Not including Liberia Karkor occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 30 percent live and Morocco, where 27 percent live.

Karkor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Karkor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Karkor surname expanded 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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