Karkour Surname
Approximately 3,226 people bear this surname
Karkour Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 854 | 1:107,653 | 8,985 |
| Morocco | 716 | 1:48,151 | 7,863 |
| Syria | 315 | 1:61,273 | 2,859 |
| Iraq | 309 | 1:113,339 | 3,270 |
| Jordan | 202 | 1:43,774 | 4,691 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Lebanon | 197 | 1:28,615 | 3,019 |
| France | 124 | 1:535,667 | 73,425 |
| United States | 70 | 1:5,177,985 | 261,849 |
| Venezuela | 57 | 1:529,896 | 9,899 |
| Canada | 41 | 1:898,673 | 68,969 |
| Palestine | 41 | 1:110,948 | 7,275 |
| Spain | 22 | 1:2,125,093 | 54,547 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Algeria | 8 | 1:4,828,944 | 49,535 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Karkour (297) may also be a first name.
Karkour Demographics
Karkour Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Karkour Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karkour Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karkour (Arabic: كركور, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺮﻛﻮﺭﺓ) is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karkour? popularity and diffusion
The surname Karkour is the 138,663rd most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,259,004 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 49 percent of Karkour are found; 49 percent are found in North Africa and 33 percent are found in Levant. Karkour is also the 511,663rd most frequently held first name globally, held by 297 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is carried by 854 people, or 1 in 107,653. Besides Egypt it is found in 31 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 22 percent are found and Syria, where 10 percent are found.
Karkour Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Karkour surname is primarily Armenian Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Karkour surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.82% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Karkour earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.18% less than the national average, earning $43,071 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.76% more than the national average, earning $52,050 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karkoure | 93 | 6 | / |
| Kharkour | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kaarkour | 93 | 1 | / |
| Karkur | 92 | 744 | / |
| Karkor | 92 | 620 | / |
| Kharkhour | 88 | 968 | / |
| Kasrkhour | 88 | 1 | / |
| Karkhur | 86 | 48 | / |
| Kharkor | 86 | 17 | / |
| Karkoor | 86 | 11 | / |
| Karkurt | 86 | 7 | / |
| Karkure | 86 | 5 | / |
| Karkhor | 86 | 4 | / |
| Korkour | 86 | 3 | / |
| Karcour | 86 | 3 | / |
| Karkore | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karkorz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kharkhor | 80 | 14 | / |
| Kourkour | 80 | 4 | / |
| Karkower | 80 | 2 | / |
| Khairkur | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karkar | 77 | 10,133 | / |
| Korkor | 77 | 7,111 | / |
| Korkur | 77 | 11 | / |
| Karkorova | 75 | 6 | / |
| Karkare | 71 | 2,969 | / |
| Corkour | 71 | 337 | / |
| Qarqour | 71 | 25 | / |
| Carcour | 71 | 12 | / |
| Karkaar | 71 | 6 | / |
| Karkhar | 71 | 5 | / |
| Karkarr | 71 | 4 | / |
| Karrkar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Korkuir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Korkhor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karcuur | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kharkhar | 67 | 52 | / |
| Khorkhor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karkarre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karkhare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karkeyar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karcauer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khorkhur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kharkhorova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kharkaar | 67 | 1 | / |
Karkour Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karkour in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺮﻛﻮﺭﺓ | krkwrt | - |
| Karkour in the Arabic language | ||
| كركور | krkwr | - |
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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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- 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 Karkour
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